Anonymous: 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, 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)
Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, Rafael Bonavita, 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, Jordi Savall, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, 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, Michael Behringer, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, 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)
Emily Wallis, Michael Behringer, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Jordi Ricart, Laurence Bonnal, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, 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)
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)
Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis, 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)
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)
Laurence Bonnal, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, Joan Cabero, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall
Flecha
Susato: 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, Fahmi Alqhai, Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
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
Emily Wallis, Eunice Brandao, Rolf Lislevand, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Hespèrion XXI, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, 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)
Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Eunice Brandao, Sergi Casademunt, Emily Wallis, Sophie Watillon
J. Cornago: Narration LXVI (23)
"Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, 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)
Roberto Gini, Jordi Savall, Robert Clancy, Christophe Coin, Sergi Casademunt, 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, Laurence Bonnal, Jean Ricart, Daniele Carnovich, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Anonymous: 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, Sergi Casademunt, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Jordi Savall, Sophie Watillon, Béatrice Delpierre, Daniel Lasalle, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Max Wilson, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Daniel Lasalle, Jordi Savall
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Francesc Garrigosa, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Daniele Carnovich, 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, Jordi Savall, David Mayoral
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Pedro Estevan, Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Malouni, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, 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
Harry Livingstone, Luca Guglielmi
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)
Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brandao, Jordi Savall
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
David Sagastume, Lluis Vilamajo, Jordi Ricart, Furio Zanasi, Hespèrion XXI
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
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Dmitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, 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, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brando, Sergi Casademunt
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Max Wilson, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Johanna Valencia, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Fahmi Alqhai
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)
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
Hespèrion XXI, Harry Livingstone
Francisco Javier
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)
Yurdal Tokcan, Murat Salim Tokac, Fahrettin Yarkin, Derya Türkan, 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)
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, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt
