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
Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen
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)
Rafael Bonavita, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, 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)
Jordi Savall, Michael Behringer, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna 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)
Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, 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)
Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Jordi Ricart, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, 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)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Xavier Puertas, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, David Mayoral, Emily Wallis
"Of Folly’s Pre-Eminence in the World" / Music: Harke, harke (Gamba Viol)
Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis
C. Woodcock
"Folly Is Necessary to Friendship" / Music: Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
"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)
Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, Joan Cabero, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Emily Wallis
Flecha
Janequin: Narration XXIII (15)
Anonymous: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Rolf Lislevand, Thor-Harald Johnsen, Emily Wallis
Narration XXVIII (17)
"She Is the Mother of the Arts" / Music: My Lady Carey’s Dompe / Danse Tune English Tradition (Harp)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
Anonymous
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot
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
Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, Lorenz Duftschmid
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall
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)
Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Sophie Watillon, Andrew Lawrence-King, Sergi Casademunt
J. Cornago: Narration LXVI (23)
"Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI, 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)
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI
A. de Cabezón
Diferencias Sobre ‘Las Vacas’ (Harp)
Christophe Coin, Robert Clancy, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Roberto Gini, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Laurence Bonnal, Jean Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Daniele Carnovich, Joan Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Anonymous: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Harry Livingstone, Dimitri Psonis
Anonymous
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Jordi Savall, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Béatrice Delpierre, Daniel Lasalle, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Daniel Lasalle, Sergi Casademunt
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Daniele Carnovich, Pascal Bertin, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Francesc Garrigosa, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Taskim & Dance (Ottoman)
David Mayoral, Nedyalko Nedyalkov
Narration 3
"Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Jews" / Music: Las estrellas de los cielos (Sephardic)
Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, David Mayoral
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Driss El Malouni, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Lluis Vilamajo, Daniele Carnovich, Luca Guglielmi, Pascal Bertin, Lambert Ciment
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Furio Zanasi, Jordi Ricart, Hespèrion XXI, David Sagastume, Lluis Vilamajo
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)
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
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, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Dmitri Psonis
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Eunice Brando, Sergi Casademunt, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Lorenz Duftschmid
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Max Wilson, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Johanna Valencia, Fahmi Alqhai, Imke David, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Balad
Anonymous: Narration 14
"Letter from Martin Luther to Erasmus (28th March 1519)" / Music: Psalm: A solis ortus cardine (Organ)
Max Wilson, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt
Narration 15
"Letter from Erasmus of Rotterdam to Martin Luther (30th May 1519)" / Music: In Nomine a 5
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
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)
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Mehmet bin Süleyman
Gazel (Ottoman Song)
Murat Salim Tokac, Derya Türkan, Gursoy Dinçer, Fahrettin Yarkin, Yurdal Tokcan
Luther: Narration 19
"Martin Luther to Erasmus, The Bondage of the Will" / Music: Psalm: Christ lag in Todes (Published by Martin Luther in 1533)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Max Wilson
Isaac
"Words Are the Physicians of Ailing Souls" / Music: Now o Now
Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, 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)
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Xavier Puertas, Philippe Pierlot, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
