Anonymous: 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
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: Narration IX (5)
V. Ruffo
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Fahmi Alqhai, Rafael Bonavita, Philippe Pierlot, 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)
Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Pedro Estevan
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)
Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, 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)
Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, 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)
Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, David Mayoral, Xavier Puertas, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall
"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)
Jordi Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Joan Cabero, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, 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)
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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
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)
Emily Wallis, Andrew Lawrence-King
"On Folly as a Guide Towards Wisdom" / Music: Pavana con su Glosa
Sergi Casademunt, Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis, Eunice Brandao, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Hespèrion XXI, Emily Wallis
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, Andrew Lawrence-King, Eunice Brandao, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall
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)
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI
A. de Cabezón
Diferencias Sobre ‘Las Vacas’ (Harp)
Robert Clancy, Roberto Gini, Christophe Coin, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Laurence Bonnal, Daniele Carnovich, Montserrat Figueras, Jean Ricart, Joan Cabero, 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)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Daniel Lasalle, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Béatrice Delpierre, Sophie Watillon, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Daniel Lasalle
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Francesc Garrigosa, 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)
Harry Livingstone, David Mayoral, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni, Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Lluis Vilamajo, Luca Guglielmi, Daniele Carnovich, Lambert Ciment, 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)
Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Furio Zanasi, Lluis Vilamajo, David Sagastume, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Ricart
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, 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)
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)
Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brando, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Fahmi Alqhai, Max Wilson, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Imke David, Johanna Valencia, Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Harry Livingstone
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
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
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
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
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, Derya Türkan, Gursoy Dinçer, Murat Salim Tokac, Yurdal Tokcan
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
Jordi Savall, Max Wilson, 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, Imke David, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Xavier Puertas, Harry Livingstone
