Anónimo: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
La Capella Reial de Catalunya· Emily Wallis· 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· Rolf Lislevand· Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anónimo: Narration VIII (4)
Anónimo: Narration IX (5)
V. Ruffo
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
Anónimo: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Rolf Lislevand· Pedro Estevan· Arianna Savall· Michael Behringer· Jordi Savall
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)
Michael Behringer· Emily Wallis· Rolf Lislevand· Arianna Savall· Pedro Estevan· Jordi Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Jordi Ricart· Laurence Bonnal· Hespèrion XXI· 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)
Arianna Savall· Emily Wallis· Rolf Lislevand· David Mayoral· Carlos Garcia-Bernalt· Jordi Savall· Xavier Puertas
"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· Joan Cabero· Montserrat Figueras· Laurence Bonnal· Jordi Savall
Anónimo: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Jordi Savall· Philippe Pierlot· Dimitri Psonis· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Emily Wallis· Fahmi Alqhai· Sergi Casademunt
Flecha
Janequin: Narration XXIII (15)
Anónimo: Narration XXV (16)
"Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
Thor-Harald Johnsen· Rolf Lislevand· Emily Wallis
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
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
Emily Wallis· Lorenz Duftschmid· Jordi Savall· Eunice Brandao· Sergi Casademunt· Rolf Lislevand
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Hespèrion XXI· Jordi Savall· Sergi Casademunt· Emily Wallis
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)
Sophie Watillon· Emily Wallis· Sergi Casademunt· Eunice Brandao· Andrew Lawrence-King· 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)
Robert Clancy· Roberto Gini· Christophe Coin· Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall· Hespèrion XXI· Montserrat Figueras
Anónimo: 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
Anónimo
D.R.: 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)
Sergi Casademunt· Béatrice Delpierre· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Daniel Lasalle· Sophie Watillon· Jordi Savall· Jean-Pierre Canihac· La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Daniel Lasalle· Sergi Casademunt· Philippe Pierlot· Jordi Savall· Max Wilson
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Pascal Bertin· Lluis Vilamajo· Furio Zanassi· Francesc Garrigosa· Daniele Carnovich· 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· David Mayoral· Jordi Savall
Anónimo
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni· Andrew Lawrence-King· Pedro Estevan· Dmitri Psonis· Montserrat Figueras· La Capella Reial de Catalunya· Hespèrion XXI· Jordi Savall
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Luca Guglielmi· Lluis Vilamajo· Pascal Bertin· Daniele Carnovich· 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)
Jordi Savall· Sergi Casademunt· Eunice Brandao· Harry Livingstone
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
David Sagastume· Furio Zanasi· Lluis Vilamajo· Hespèrion XXI· Jordi Ricart
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· Hespèrion XXI· La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Anónimo
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)
Philippe Pierlot· Dmitri Psonis· Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall· Xavier Díaz-Latorre
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Harry Livingstone· Lorenz Duftschmid· Eunice Brando· Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Sergi Casademunt· Philippe Pierlot· Fahmi Alqhai· Max Wilson· Jordi Savall
Anónimo
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Harry Livingstone· Imke David· Jordi Savall· Fahmi Alqhai· Johanna Valencia
Anónimo: Balad
Anónimo: 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
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
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)
Hespèrion XXI· Harry Livingstone
Mehmet bin Süleyman
Gazel (Ottoman Song)
Derya Türkan· Gursoy Dinçer· Murat Salim Tokac· Fahrettin Yarkin· 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· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· 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)
Imke David· Xavier Díaz-Latorre· Xavier Puertas· Sergi Casademunt· Jordi Savall· Philippe Pierlot· Harry Livingstone
