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