"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Lajos Miller, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov
"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)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Misha Raitzin
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc
"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)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai, 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)
Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, 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, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, 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)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev
"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)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Nikita Storozhev, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Richard Cowan, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"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)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Matthew Adam Fish
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Misha Raitzin, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Michel Pastor, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacques Trigeau
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Jacques Trigeau, Michel Pastor, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, Thomas Booth