"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Lajos Miller, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Stefan Szkafarowsky, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Dubosc, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai, Mstislav Rostropovich
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Thomas Booth, National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai, Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"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)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"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, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Nikita Storozhev
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Richard Cowan, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Romuald Tesarowicz, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Trigeau, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth, Mstislav Rostropovich, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Jacques Trigeau, Misha Raitzin, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov, Nicolai Gedda, Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra