Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, 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, Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: Narration IX (5)
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
Emily Wallis, Enrique Solinís
Anonymous: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Michael Behringer, Pedro Estevan, 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)
Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, 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)
Rolf Lislevand, Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, 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, Rolf Lislevand, Xavier Puertas, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, 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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
Juan del Enzina. Cucú, cucú, cucucú! (C. M. Palacio No. 94)
Joan Cabero, Laurence Bonnal, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
Flecha
Susato: 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)
Dimitri Psonis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, 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
Rolf Lislevand, Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Emily Wallis
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, 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)
Jordi Savall, Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
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
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Robert Clancy, Jordi Savall, Roberto Gini, Christophe Coin, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jean Ricart, Daniele Carnovich, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Anonymous: 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)
Béatrice Delpierre, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Daniel Lasalle, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, 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)
Daniele Carnovich, Furio Zanassi, Pascal Bertin, Lluis Vilamajo, Francesc Garrigosa, 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)
Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, David Mayoral
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Pedro Estevan, Andrew Lawrence-King, Driss El Malouni, Montserrat Figueras, Dmitri Psonis, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Lluis Vilamajo, Lambert Ciment, Luca Guglielmi, 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)
Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Hespèrion XXI, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanasi, Jordi Ricart, David Sagastume
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)
Harry Livingstone, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
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, Philippe Pierlot, Dmitri Psonis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brando, Lorenz Duftschmid
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Johanna Valencia, Harry Livingstone, Imke David
Lope De Vega: 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
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)
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)
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Mehmet bin Süleyman
Gazel (Ottoman Song)
Derya Türkan, Yurdal Tokcan, Gursoy Dinçer, Fahrettin Yarkin, 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)
Xavier Puertas, Imke David, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone
