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