Anonymous: Music
Narration I (1)
"By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of Her Audience"
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, 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)
V. Ruffo
La gamba in basso, e soprano (1564)
Jordi Savall, Rafael Bonavita, Fahmi Alqhai, Philippe Pierlot, 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)
Jordi Savall, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Michael Behringer, Rolf Lislevand
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)
Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Michael Behringer, 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)
Michael Behringer, Emily Wallis, Rolf Lislevand, Pedro Estevan, Arianna Savall, Jordi Savall
Si Habrá en Este Baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Laurence Bonnal, Jordi Ricart, 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)
Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, David Mayoral, Jordi Savall, Xavier Puertas, Arianna Savall, Emily Wallis, 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)
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)
Jordi Savall, Dimitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Emily Wallis, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot, 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)
Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis, Thor-Harald Johnsen
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)
Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Fahmi Alqhai, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Dimitri Psonis, 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
Eunice Brandao, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Emily Wallis
Narration XXXII (20)
"Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Emily Wallis, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, 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)
Sophie Watillon, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Emily Wallis, 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, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
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, Christophe Coin, Sergi Casademunt, Roberto Gini, Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras
Anonymous: Narration LXVIII (25)
Encina: Villancico (Égloga 6)
Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
Jean Ricart, Laurence Bonnal, Daniele Carnovich, Joan Cabero, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall
Anonymous
DR: 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)
Daniel Lasalle, Sophie Watillon, Béatrice Delpierre, Sergi Casademunt, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Jordi Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
"Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
Daniel Lasalle, Max Wilson, Jordi Savall, Sergi Casademunt, Philippe Pierlot
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanassi, Francesc Garrigosa, 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)
David Mayoral, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
Driss El Malouni, Andrew Lawrence-King, Dmitri Psonis, Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI
Jean d’Ockeghem
Sermisy
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
Lluis Vilamajo, Daniele Carnovich, Lambert Ciment, Luca Guglielmi, Pascal Bertin
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)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Harry Livingstone
Anonymous
"Love Makes Men Musicians" / Music: De tous biens plaine (C. M. Montecassino No. 85)
Sergi Casademunt, Harry Livingstone, Jordi Savall, Eunice Brandao
In te Domine speravi (C. M. Palacio No. 84)
Jordi Ricart, Furio Zanasi, Lluis Vilamajo, David Sagastume, Hespèrion XXI
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)
Sergi Casademunt, Dmitri Psonis, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Jordi Savall
Gesualdo: Narration 10
A. de Cabezón: Narration 11
"Erasmus. Education of the Christian Prince" (1516) / Music: imno XVI (Instrumental)
Lorenz Duftschmid, Sergi Casademunt, Eunice Brando, 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, Fahmi Alqhai, Jordi Savall, Max Wilson, Philippe Pierlot
Anonymous
Adoramus te Domine (Montecassino mss. No. 4)
"Erasmus. The Complaint of Peace" / Music: Mille regrets (Viols)
Harry Livingstone, Johanna Valencia, Imke David, Jordi Savall, Fahmi Alqhai
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)
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
Harry Livingstone, Hespèrion XXI
Janequin
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)
Derya Türkan, Gursoy Dinçer, Fahrettin Yarkin, Yurdal Tokcan, Murat Salim Tokac
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, Carlos Garcia-Bernalt, Jordi Savall
Isaac
"Words Are the Physicians of Ailing Souls" / Music: Now o Now
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Max Wilson, 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)
Imke David, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Xavier Puertas, Jordi Savall, Harry Livingstone, Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt
