"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Lajos Miller· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society· Kenneth Riegel· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel· Ruggero Raimondi· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Vyacheslav Polozov· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· Vyacheslav Polozov
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
National Symphony Orchestra· Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Vyacheslav Polozov· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Paul Plishka· Mstislav Rostropovich
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz· Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya· Stefan Szkafarowsky· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· National Symphony Orchestra· Misha Raitzin· Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish· Mstislav Rostropovich· Catherine Dubosc· National Symphony Orchestra
"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)
Mira Zakai· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Ruggero Raimondi· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Catherine Dubosc· Matthew Adam Fish
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Ruggero Raimondi· Matthew Adam Fish· National Symphony Orchestra· Thomas Booth· Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
National Symphony Orchestra· Ruggero Raimondi· Matthew Adam Fish· Mstislav Rostropovich
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· Ruggero Raimondi· Kenneth Riegel
"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)
Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Galina Vishnevskaya· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Nikita Storozhev· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· Nikita Storozhev· National Symphony Orchestra
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Nikita Storozhev· Galina Vishnevskaya· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Galina Vishnevskaya· Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Richard Cowan· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society· Nicolai Gedda· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Ruggero Raimondi· National Symphony Orchestra· Nicolai Gedda· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· Kenneth Riegel· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Kenneth Riegel· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Kenneth Riegel· Oratorio Society of Washington
"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· Ruggero Raimondi· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Matthew Adam Fish· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Nicolai Gedda· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Misha Raitzin· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz· Misha Raitzin· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Jacques Trigeau· Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Michel Pastor
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth· Oratorio Society of Washington· Michel Pastor· Nicolai Gedda· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Romuald Tesarowicz· Mstislav Rostropovich· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Jacques Trigeau