Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Henry Du Bailly: La Folia
"On How Folly Is Prompted to Sing Her Own Praises" / Music: Passamezzo Antico
Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen, Rolf Lislevand
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
D. Ortiz
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: Narration IX (5)
V. Ruffo
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Rafael Bonavita, Hespèrion XXI
Mudarra, Alonso de: Narration X (6)
"Folly’s Claims to Be Admitted to the Council of the Goddesses / Music: Romanesca
Enrique Solinís, Emily Wallis
Anonymous: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Michael Behringer, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, 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, Emily Wallis, Michael Behringer, 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)
Jordi Savall, Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis, Pedro Estevan
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Laurence Bonnal, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, John Cabero, Jordi Savall
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)
Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Xavier Puertas, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, David Mayoral, Emily Wallis
Hume: Narration XVI (11)
"Of Folly’s Pre-Eminence in the World" / Music: Harke, harke (Gamba Viol)
Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis
C. Woodcock
Arbeau: Narration XIX (12)
"Folly Is Necessary to Friendship" / Music: Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
Arbeau: Narration XX (13)
"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, Montserrat Figueras, Joan Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Emily Wallis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot
Flecha
Janequin: Narration XXIII (15)
Anonymous: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen, Rolf Lislevand
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)
Philippe Pierlot, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis
Anonymous: Narration XXIX (18)
"She Claims the Credit for True Wisdom" / Music: Las Vacas (Harp Improvisation)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
"On Folly as a Guide Towards Wisdom" / Music: Pavana con su Glosa
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Eunice Brandao, Lorenz Duftschmid, Emily Wallis
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Sophie Watillon, Andrew Lawrence-King, Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis
J. Cornago: Narration LXVI (23)
"Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI
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, Sergi Casademunt, Christophe Coin, Robert Clancy, Roberto Gini, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Daniele Carnovich, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, Joan Cabero, Jean Ricart, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
DR: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Harry Livingstone, Dimitri Psonis
des Prez: Saltarello
Anonymous
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Béatrice Delpierre, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Sophie Watillon, Daniel Lasalle, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson, Daniel Lasalle, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Lluis Vilamajo, Francesc Garrigosa, Furio Zanassi, Daniele Carnovich, Pascal Bertin, 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)
David Mayoral, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Malouni, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Lambert Ciment, Luca Guglielmi, Lluis Vilamajo, Daniele Carnovich, Pascal Bertin
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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Lluis Vilamajo, David Sagastume, Furio Zanasi, Hespèrion XXI, 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)
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
De la Torre
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)
Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Dmitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Jordi Savall, Eunice Brando, Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt, 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, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Fahmi Alqhai, Imke David, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Johanna Valencia
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
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Du Caurroy
"Letter from Martin Luther to Erasmus (15 April 1524)" / Music: Psalm: Christ ist Erstanden (Organ)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Max Wilson
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to Luther - On Free Will" (1524) / Music: In Nomine a 5 Free from All
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Susato
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)
Derya Türkan, Gursoy Dinçer, Yurdal Tokcan, Murat Salim Tokac, Fahrettin Yarkin
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, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall
Dowland: Narration 20, Adage 2100
"Words Are the Physicians of Ailing Souls" / Music: Now o Now
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
C. de Morales
Narration 21
"Erasmus Dies at Basel" (Stefan Zweig, 1934)
Max Wilson
Trabaci: Narration 22
"Erasmus’s Spiritual Legacy" (Stefan Zweig) / Music: Durezze e ligature (Instrumental)
Xavier Puertas, Philippe Pierlot, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Imke David, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt
