Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Emily Wallis
Henry Du Bailly: La Folia
D. Ortiz: Narration III (2)
"On How Folly Is Prompted to Sing Her Own Praises" / Music: Passamezzo Antico
Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration VII (3)
Folly’s Origins
Emily Wallis
Anonymous: Narration VIII (4)
Anonymous: 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
Anonymous: Folía
"Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
Arianna Savall, Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand, Pedro Estevan, Jordi 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, Emily Wallis, 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)
Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Emily Wallis, Michael Behringer, Pedro Estevan, Rolf Lislevand
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Hespèrion XXI, Laurence Bonnal, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, 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)
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, Rolf Lislevand, David Mayoral, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, 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)
Joan Cabero, Laurence Bonnal, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Ricart, Jordi Savall
Anonymous: Narration XXI (14)
"Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Dimitri Psonis, Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Sergi Casademunt, Emily Wallis
Flecha
Janequin: 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, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Sergi Casademunt
Anonymous: Narration XXIX (18)
"She Claims the Credit for True Wisdom" / Music: Las Vacas (Harp Improvisation)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Emily Wallis
"On Folly as a Guide Towards Wisdom" / Music: Pavana con su Glosa
Jordi Savall, Lorenz Duftschmid, Rolf Lislevand, Eunice Brandao, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI
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, Andrew Lawrence-King, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao, Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt
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)
Jordi Savall, Robert Clancy, Roberto Gini, Sergi Casademunt, Christophe Coin, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Jean Ricart, Joan Cabero, Daniele Carnovich, Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
Anonymous: Narration 1
"Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
Dimitri Psonis, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
Sophie Watillon, Sergi Casademunt, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Daniel Lasalle, Jordi Savall, Béatrice Delpierre, Jean-Pierre Canihac, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson, 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)
Nedyalko Nedyalkov, David Mayoral
Narration 3
"Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Jews" / Music: Las estrellas de los cielos (Sephardic)
Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, David Mayoral
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Montserrat Figueras, Pedro Estevan, Driss El Malouni, Dmitri Psonis, Andrew Lawrence-King, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Daniele Carnovich, Lambert Ciment, Luca Guglielmi, Pascal Bertin, Lluis Vilamajo
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)
Harry Livingstone, Andrew Lawrence-King
Anonymous
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Eunice Brandao, Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Hespèrion XXI, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanasi, David Sagastume, 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)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Harry Livingstone, 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
Anonymous
Paduana del Re (Mss. Venezia)
Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Dmitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Jordi Savall
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Sergi Casademunt, Jordi Savall, Lorenz Duftschmid, Harry Livingstone, Eunice Brando
Dimitri Cantemir: Music
John Lloyd: Narration 12
"Thomas More’s Utopia: On Justice and Social Prosperity" / Music: Puzzle-canon I
Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Max Wilson, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Johanna Valencia, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai, Imke David
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
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)
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)
Murat Salim Tokac, Fahrettin Yarkin, Yurdal Tokcan, 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)
Jordi Savall, Max Wilson, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt
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)
Jordi Savall, Imke David, Harry Livingstone, Xavier Puertas, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, Xavier Díaz-Latorre
