Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
Emily Wallis, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, 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, Thor-Harald Johnsen, 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)
Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Rafael Bonavita, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI
"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)
Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand
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, Jordi Savall, Pedro Estevan, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis
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)
Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Pedro Estevan
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Laurence Bonnal, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, 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)
Arianna Savall, Xavier Puertas, Emily Wallis, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, David Mayoral
"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)
Jordi Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, Joan Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai
Flecha
Janequin: 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)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai
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, Emily Wallis, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, Rolf Lislevand
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI, 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)
Emily Wallis, Sophie Watillon, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, 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)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis
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)
Christophe Coin, Jordi Savall, Robert Clancy, 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, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Daniele Carnovich, 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)
Sophie Watillon, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Béatrice Delpierre, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Daniel Lasalle, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Philippe Pierlot, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Daniel Lasalle, Sergi Casademunt
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Daniele Carnovich, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, 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)
Harry Livingstone, David Mayoral, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni, Dmitri Psonis, Montserrat Figueras, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Luca Guglielmi, Lluis Vilamajo, Daniele Carnovich, Lambert Ciment, Pascal Bertin
J. Vincenet: Narration 4
"Epitaph for the Peerless Musician Johannes Ockeghem" / Music: Fortune par ta cruaulté
Harry Livingstone, Luca Guglielmi
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, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao, Harry Livingstone
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Jordi Ricart, Lluis Vilamajo, Hespèrion XXI, David Sagastume, Furio Zanasi
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
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)
Dmitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Eunice Brando, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Lorenz Duftschmid, Sergi Casademunt
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Jordi Savall, Max Wilson, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Fahmi Alqhai, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Johanna Valencia, Jordi Savall
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
H. L. Hassler: Christ ist erstanden
"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
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)
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Mehmet bin Süleyman
Gazel (Ottoman Song)
Yurdal Tokcan, Fahrettin Yarkin, 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)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Max Wilson
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)
Philippe Pierlot, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Imke David, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Xavier Puertas
