"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"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, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Lajos Miller
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, 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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, 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)
Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"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)
Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, 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, National Symphony Orchestra, 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, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Nikita Storozhev, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Galina Vishnevskaya, Oratorio Society of Washington
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Richard Cowan, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel
"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)
Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Misha Raitzin, Washington Choral Arts Society, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Michel Pastor, Jacques Trigeau, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Thomas Booth, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Jacques Trigeau, National Symphony Orchestra, Michel Pastor, Nicolai Gedda