Anónimo: 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
Emily Wallis· Thor-Harald Johnsen· Rolf Lislevand
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anónimo: Narration VIII (4)
Anónimo: 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
Enrique Solinís· Emily Wallis
Anónimo: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Jordi Savall· Michael Behringer· Pedro Estevan· Arianna Savall· Rolf Lislevand
Anónimo: Narration XI (7)
"On How She Perpetuates the Human Race" / Music (Cont.): Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Jordi Savall· Rolf Lislevand· Michael Behringer· Emily Wallis· Arianna Savall· Pedro Estevan
Anónimo: 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· Rolf Lislevand· Michael Behringer· Emily Wallis· Pedro Estevan· Jordi Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Laurence Bonnal· Hespèrion XXI· Jordi Ricart· Montserrat Figueras· Jordi Savall· John Cabero
Anónimo: 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
Anónimo
Diferencias Sobre Las Vacas (Anonymous Improvisation) [C. M. Medinaceli]
Anónimo: Narration XIV (10)
"On How She Prolongs Infancy and Halts Old Age" / Music: Folías antiguas (C. M. Palacio No. 121)
Xavier Puertas· Arianna Savall· Jordi Savall· Carlos Garcia-Bernalt· Emily Wallis· David Mayoral· Rolf Lislevand
"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)
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)
Montserrat Figueras· Laurence Bonnal· Joan Cabero· Jordi Ricart· Jordi Savall
Anónimo: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Philippe Pierlot· Jordi Savall· Fahmi Alqhai· Dimitri Psonis· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Sergi Casademunt· Emily Wallis
Flecha
Janequin: Narration XXIII (15)
Anónimo: 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
Anónimo
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Dimitri Psonis· Philippe Pierlot· Fahmi Alqhai
Anónimo: 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· Lorenz Duftschmid· Emily Wallis· Rolf Lislevand· Jordi Savall· Eunice Brandao
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall· Emily Wallis· Hespèrion XXI· Sergi Casademunt
Anónimo
Anónimo: Narration LV (21)
Anónimo: Narration LVII – LIX (22)
"Folly of Bishops, Cardinals and Supreme Pontiffs" / Music: Estas noches a tan largas (Instrumental - C. M. Calabria No. 26)
Eunice Brandao· Emily Wallis· Andrew Lawrence-King· Sophie Watillon· 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)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya· Hespèrion XXI· Emily Wallis
Anónimo: 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)
Jordi Savall· Sergi Casademunt· Robert Clancy· Christophe Coin· Roberto Gini· Montserrat Figueras· Hespèrion XXI
Anónimo: 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
Anónimo
Anónimo: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Harry Livingstone· Dimitri Psonis
Anónimo
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Sophie Watillon· Sergi Casademunt· Béatrice Delpierre· Jean-Pierre Canihac· Daniel Lasalle· Jordi Savall· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Sergi Casademunt· Philippe Pierlot· Daniel Lasalle· Jordi Savall· Max Wilson
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Furio Zanassi· Daniele Carnovich· Pascal Bertin· Lluis Vilamajo· Francesc Garrigosa· Jordi Savall
Anónimo
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
Anónimo
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Pedro Estevan· Driss El Malouni· Dmitri Psonis· Andrew Lawrence-King· Montserrat Figueras· La Capella Reial de Catalunya· Jordi Savall· Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Daniele Carnovich· Pascal Bertin· Luca Guglielmi· Lluis Vilamajo· 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
Anónimo: Narration 5
"Panegyric to Philip the Fair" (1504) / Music: Adieu mes amours (Improvisation Harp)
Andrew Lawrence-King· Harry Livingstone
Anónimo
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Eunice Brandao· Sergi Casademunt· Harry Livingstone· Jordi Savall
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Hespèrion XXI· Furio Zanasi· Lluis Vilamajo· Jordi Ricart· David Sagastume
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
Anónimo
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
De la Torre
Narration 9
"Erasmus of Rotterdam to his Dear Friend Thomas More on the Publication of Praise of Folly"
Harry Livingstone
Anónimo
Paduana del Re (Mss. Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Dmitri Psonis· Jordi Savall· Philippe Pierlot· Sergi Casademunt
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Sergi Casademunt· Eunice Brando· Lorenz Duftschmid· Jordi Savall· Harry Livingstone
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall· Max Wilson· Philippe Pierlot· Fahmi Alqhai
Anónimo
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Fahmi Alqhai· Harry Livingstone· Johanna Valencia· Imke David· Jordi Savall
Anónimo: Balad
Anónimo: 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)
Anónimo: 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· Fahrettin Yarkin· Murat Salim Tokac· Gursoy Dinçer
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· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Jordi Savall
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· Xavier Puertas· Imke David· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Harry Livingstone· Philippe Pierlot· Jordi Savall
