"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Lajos Miller· Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Kenneth Riegel· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi· Kenneth Riegel· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Paul Plishka· Mstislav Rostropovich· Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· National Symphony Orchestra· Vyacheslav Polozov
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Vyacheslav Polozov· Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya· Romuald Tesarowicz· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin· National Symphony Orchestra· Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya· Stefan Szkafarowsky· Romuald Tesarowicz
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
National Symphony Orchestra· Misha Raitzin· Mstislav Rostropovich· Stefan Szkafarowsky· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish· Catherine Dubosc· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Mira Zakai· National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish· Mira Zakai· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· National Symphony Orchestra· Ruggero Raimondi· Catherine Dubosc
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Thomas Booth· Mira Zakai· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Ruggero Raimondi· Matthew Adam Fish
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi· Matthew Adam Fish· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Ruggero Raimondi· Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· National Symphony Orchestra
"No, I cannot ... I cannot, my child! Tsarevich, obey!" (Boris, Shuisky)
"Why, you do not believe me?" (Shuisky)
"Enough! Oh, I can hardly breathe!" (Boris)
"On the azure Vistula under a shady willow" (Chorus, Marina)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra· Nikita Storozhev· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Nikita Storozhev· Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Nikita Storozhev· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Oratorio Society of Washington· Richard Cowan· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra· Nicolai Gedda· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Ruggero Raimondi· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Nicolai Gedda
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Kenneth Riegel· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Ruggero Raimondi· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Kenneth Riegel
"Gracious Sovereign! ... My story will be simple and short" (Shuisky, Boris, Pimen)
"Oh, I can't breathe! ... Lord! Lord! Look down, I beseech Thee" (Boris)
"Weep, weep, people" (Chorus, Boris, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Matthew Adam Fish· Oratorio Society of Washington· Ruggero Raimondi· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Nicolai Gedda· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Misha Raitzin· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Misha Raitzin· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Michel Pastor· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Jacques Trigeau
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Vyacheslav Polozov· Jacques Trigeau· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Michel Pastor· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· Oratorio Society of Washington· Misha Raitzin· Thomas Booth· Washington Choral Arts Society· Nicolai Gedda