Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Emily Wallis
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, Thor-Harald Johnsen, Emily Wallis
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: Narration IX (5)
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Rafael Bonavita, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, 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, Rolf Lislevand, Pedro Estevan, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer
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, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Pedro Estevan, Arianna 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)
Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Michael Behringer
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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
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, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis, David Mayoral, Rolf Lislevand
"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)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
"There Is No Lasting Marriage Without the Complicity of Folly" / Music (Cont.): Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
Juan del Enzina. Cucú, cucú, cucucú! (C. M. Palacio No. 94)
Laurence Bonnal, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis
Flecha
Susato: Narration XXIII (15)
Anonymous: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Thor-Harald Johnsen, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand
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)
Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt, Dimitri Psonis
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
Rolf Lislevand, Lorenz Duftschmid, Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Emily Wallis
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Emily Wallis, 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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, 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)
Emily Wallis, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
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)
Robert Clancy, Sergi Casademunt, Roberto Gini, Jordi Savall, Christophe Coin, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Joan Cabero, Jean Ricart, Laurence Bonnal, Daniele Carnovich, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
DR: 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)
Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Daniel Lasalle, Jordi Savall, Béatrice Delpierre, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Daniel Lasalle, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Max Wilson, Sergi Casademunt
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Daniele Carnovich, Furio Zanassi, Lluis Vilamajo, Francesc Garrigosa, Pascal Bertin, 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)
David Mayoral, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni, Andrew Lawrence-King, Dmitri Psonis, Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Luca Guglielmi, Daniele Carnovich, Lambert Ciment, Lluis Vilamajo, 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)
Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Hespèrion XXI, Lluis Vilamajo, Jordi Ricart, David Sagastume, Furio Zanasi
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, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Harry Livingstone
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)
Dmitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Eunice Brando, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Harry Livingstone, Johanna Valencia, Fahmi Alqhai, Imke David, Jordi Savall
Lope De Vega: 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
Janequin
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)
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)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Xavier Puertas, Imke David, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
