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, Rolf Lislevand, Thor-Harald Johnsen
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)
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, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, 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)
Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Pedro Estevan
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)
Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Jordi 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)
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)
Xavier Puertas, David Mayoral, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis
"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)
Jordi Ricart, Laurence Bonnal, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Dimitri Psonis, Emily Wallis, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai
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, 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
Anonymous
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
Dimitri Psonis, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, 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
Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Rolf Lislevand
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt
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, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt, Sophie Watillon, Andrew Lawrence-King, Eunice Brandao
J. Cornago: Narration LXVI (23)
"Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
Emily Wallis, Hespèrion XXI, 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)
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Christophe Coin, Robert Clancy, Roberto Gini, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Daniele Carnovich, Jean Ricart, Montserrat Figueras, Joan Cabero, Laurence Bonnal, 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)
Béatrice Delpierre, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Daniel Lasalle, Sophie Watillon, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Daniel Lasalle, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Daniele Carnovich, Pascal Bertin, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, 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, David Mayoral, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Dmitri Psonis, Driss El Malouni, Pedro Estevan, 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
Anonymous: Narration 5
"Panegyric to Philip the Fair" (1504) / Music: Adieu mes amours (Improvisation Harp)
Harry Livingstone, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, Harry Livingstone
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
David Sagastume, Jordi Ricart, Lluis Vilamajo, 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)
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)
Dmitri Psonis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, Eunice Brando, Lorenz Duftschmid, Sergi Casademunt
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Sergi Casademunt, Fahmi Alqhai, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Johanna Valencia, Fahmi Alqhai, Harry Livingstone, Imke David, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Balad
Anonymous: 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
"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
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, Fahrettin Yarkin, Murat Salim Tokac, 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
Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, 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)
Philippe Pierlot, Harry Livingstone, Sergi Casademunt, Imke David, Xavier Puertas, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
