Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI
Henry Du Bailly: La Folia
D. Ortiz: Narration III (2)
"On How Folly Is Prompted to Sing Her Own Praises" / Music: Passamezzo Antico
Thor-Harald Johnsen, Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: Narration IX (5)
V. Ruffo
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, Rafael Bonavita, Hespèrion XXI
"Folly’s Claims to Be Admitted to the Council of the Goddesses / Music: Romanesca
Emily Wallis, Enrique Solinís
Anonymous: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XI (7)
"On How She Perpetuates the Human Race" / Music (Cont.): Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Emily Wallis, Michael Behringer, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XII (8)
"On How She Is the Source of Happiness in Life" / Music (Cont.): Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, John Cabero
Anonymous: Narration XIII (9)
"Of the Connection Between Folly and Childhood and the Second Childhood of Old Age" / Music: Las Vacas (Improvisation Harp)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
Diferencias Sobre Las Vacas (Anonymous Improvisation) [C. M. Medinaceli]
Anonymous: Narration XIV (10)
"On How She Prolongs Infancy and Halts Old Age" / Music: Folías antiguas (C. M. Palacio No. 121)
Xavier Puertas, David Mayoral, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis
"Of Folly’s Pre-Eminence in the World" / Music: Harke, harke (Gamba Viol)
Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall
C. Woodcock
"Folly Is Necessary to Friendship" / Music: Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
"There Is No Lasting Marriage Without the Complicity of Folly" / Music (Cont.): Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
Juan del Enzina. Cucú, cucú, cucucú! (C. M. Palacio No. 94)
Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Emily Wallis, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Fahmi Alqhai
Flecha
Susato: Narration XXIII (15)
Anonymous: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration XXVIII (17)
"She Is the Mother of the Arts" / Music: My Lady Carey’s Dompe / Danse Tune English Tradition (Harp)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt
Anonymous: Narration XXIX (18)
"She Claims the Credit for True Wisdom" / Music: Las Vacas (Harp Improvisation)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
"On Folly as a Guide Towards Wisdom" / Music: Pavana con su Glosa
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Lorenz Duftschmid, Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt, Hespèrion XXI
Anonymous
Anonymous: Narration LV (21)
Anonymous: Narration LVII – LIX (22)
"Folly of Bishops, Cardinals and Supreme Pontiffs" / Music: Estas noches a tan largas (Instrumental - C. M. Calabria No. 26)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Sophie Watillon
J. Cornago: Narration LXVI (23)
"Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Anonymous: Narration LXVII (24)
"Folly is the Sovereign Good" / Music: Dios te salve, Cruz preciosa (Instrumental C. M. Palacio No. 434)
Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis
A. de Cabezón
Diferencias Sobre ‘Las Vacas’ (Harp)
Jordi Savall, Robert Clancy, Sergi Casademunt, Roberto Gini, Christophe Coin, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Laurence Bonnal, Daniele Carnovich, Joan Cabero, Jean Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
DR: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Dimitri Psonis, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Jean-Pierre Canihac, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Sophie Watillon, Jordi Savall, Daniel Lasalle, Béatrice Delpierre, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Daniel Lasalle, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Francesc Garrigosa, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Taskim & Dance (Ottoman)
Nedyalko Nedyalkov, David Mayoral
Narration 3
"Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Jews" / Music: Las estrellas de los cielos (Sephardic)
Jordi Savall, David Mayoral, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni, Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Montserrat Figueras, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Luca Guglielmi, Pascal Bertin, Lluis Vilamajo, Lambert Ciment, Daniele Carnovich
J. Vincenet: Narration 4
"Epitaph for the Peerless Musician Johannes Ockeghem" / Music: Fortune par ta cruaulté
Luca Guglielmi, Harry Livingstone
des Prez
Antoine Bruhier
Anonymous: Narration 5
"Panegyric to Philip the Fair" (1504) / Music: Adieu mes amours (Improvisation Harp)
Harry Livingstone, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
David Sagastume, Furio Zanasi, Hespèrion XXI, Lluis Vilamajo, Jordi Ricart
Petrus Damiani: Narration 7
"Enchiridion. The Importance of the Classics" / Music: Ave maris stella (C. M. Montecassino No. 76) [Harp]
Harry Livingstone, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
Narration 8, Adage 3001
"War Is Sweet to Those Who Have Not Experienced It" / Music: Fanfares & Tambours Vexilla Regis (C. M. Montecassino No. 106)
Harry Livingstone, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
Anonymous
Narration 9
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to his Dear Friend Thomas More on the Publication of Praise of Folly"
Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
Paduana del Re (Mss. Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Dmitri Psonis, Jordi Savall
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Harry Livingstone, Eunice Brando, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Johanna Valencia, Imke David, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous: Balad
Anonymous: Narration 14
"Letter from Martin Luther to Erasmus (28th March 1519)" / Music: Psalm: A solis ortus cardine (Organ)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Max Wilson
Narration 15
"Letter from Erasmus of Rotterdam to Martin Luther (30th May 1519)" / Music: In Nomine a 5
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Du Caurroy
H. L. Hassler: Christ ist erstanden
"Letter from Martin Luther to Erasmus (15 April 1524)" / Music: Psalm: Christ ist Erstanden (Organ)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Max Wilson
Tye: Narration 17
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to Luther - On Free Will" (1524) / Music: In Nomine a 5 Free from All
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Francisco Javier
Pavane “La Bataille” (Anonymous Published by Jacques Moderne in “Music de Joie” Lyon, ca. 1540)
Anonymous: Narration 18
"Letter from Erasmus of Rotterdam to King Francis I of France" (16th June 1526) / Music: Pavane 14 (Anonymous Published by Jacques Moderne in “Music de Joie” Lyon, ca. 1540)
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Mehmet bin Süleyman
Gazel (Ottoman Song)
Fahrettin Yarkin, Yurdal Tokcan, Derya Türkan, Gursoy Dinçer, Murat Salim Tokac
Luther: Narration 19
"Martin Luther to Erasmus, The Bondage of the Will" / Music: Psalm: Christ lag in Todes (Published by Martin Luther in 1533)
Max Wilson, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall
Isaac
"Words Are the Physicians of Ailing Souls" / Music: Now o Now
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Max Wilson
Narration 21
"Erasmus Dies at Basel" (Stefan Zweig, 1934)
Max Wilson
B. Appenzeller: Plangite Pierides
Trabaci: Narration 22
"Erasmus’s Spiritual Legacy" (Stefan Zweig) / Music: Durezze e ligature (Instrumental)
Imke David, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Puertas, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
