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