Anonym: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Henry Du Bailly: La Folia
D. Ortiz: Narration III (2)
"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
Anonym: Narration VIII (4)
Anonym: Narration IX (5)
V. Ruffo
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Rafael Bonavita, Philippe Pierlot, Hespèrion XXI
"Folly’s Claims to Be Admitted to the Council of the Goddesses / Music: Romanesca
Emily Wallis, Enrique Solinís
Anonym: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand
Anonym: Narration XI (7)
"On How She Perpetuates the Human Race" / Music (Cont.): Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis, Michael Behringer
Anonym: 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)
Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Michael Behringer, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, John Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonym: 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
Anonym
Diferencias Sobre Las Vacas (Anonymous Improvisation) [C. M. Medinaceli]
Anonym: Narration XIV (10)
"On How She Prolongs Infancy and Halts Old Age" / Music: Folías antiguas (C. M. Palacio No. 121)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Arianna Savall, David Mayoral, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Xavier Puertas
"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)
Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Joan Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonym: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Philippe Pierlot, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Dimitri Psonis, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
Flecha
Susato: Narration XXIII (15)
Anonym: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis, 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
Anonym
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Sergi Casademunt, Dimitri Psonis
Anonym: 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
Lorenz Duftschmid, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Eunice Brandao, Sergi Casademunt
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI
Anonym
Anonym: Narration LV (21)
Anonym: 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)
Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Anonym: 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)
Christophe Coin, Roberto Gini, Sergi Casademunt, Robert Clancy, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonym: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Laurence Bonnal, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jean Ricart, Daniele Carnovich, Jordi Savall
Anonym
Anonym: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Dimitri Psonis, Harry Livingstone
Anonym
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Jean-Pierre Canihac, Sergi Casademunt, Béatrice Delpierre, Daniel Lasalle, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Sophie Watillon, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Jordi Savall, Daniel Lasalle, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Daniele Carnovich, Pascal Bertin, Francesc Garrigosa, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Jordi Savall
Anonym
Taskim & Dance (Ottoman)
Nedyalko Nedyalkov, David Mayoral
Narration 3
"Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Jews" / Music: Las estrellas de los cielos (Sephardic)
Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, David Mayoral
Anonym
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Dmitri Psonis, Pedro Estevan, Andrew Lawrence-King, Driss El Malouni, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Daniele Carnovich, Lluis Vilamajo, Pascal Bertin, Luca Guglielmi, 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
Anonym: Narration 5
"Panegyric to Philip the Fair" (1504) / Music: Adieu mes amours (Improvisation Harp)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Harry Livingstone
Anonym
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Harry Livingstone
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Jordi Ricart, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanasi, David Sagastume, Hespèrion XXI
Petrus Damiani: Narration 7
"Enchiridion. The Importance of the Classics" / Music: Ave maris stella (C. M. Montecassino No. 76) [Harp]
Andrew Lawrence-King, Harry Livingstone
Anonym
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, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Anonym
Narration 9
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to his Dear Friend Thomas More on the Publication of Praise of Folly"
Harry Livingstone
Anonym
Paduana del Re (Mss. Venezia)
Dmitri Psonis, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Eunice Brando, Jordi Savall
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Max Wilson
Anonym
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Fahmi Alqhai, Johanna Valencia, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Jordi Savall
Anonym: Balad
Anonym: 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
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Du Caurroy
"Letter from Martin Luther to Erasmus (15 April 1524)" / Music: Psalm: Christ ist Erstanden (Organ)
Max Wilson, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt
Tye: Narration 17
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to Luther - On Free Will" (1524) / Music: In Nomine a 5 Free from All
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Susato
Pavane “La Bataille” (Anonymous Published by Jacques Moderne in “Music de Joie” Lyon, ca. 1540)
Anonym: 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)
Murat Salim Tokac, Yurdal Tokcan, Fahrettin Yarkin, Gursoy Dinçer, Derya Türkan
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, Jordi Savall, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt
Isaac
"Words Are the Physicians of Ailing Souls" / Music: Now o Now
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Imke David, Jordi Savall, Xavier Puertas, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Harry Livingstone
