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Erasmus - Praise of Folly (English Version)

by Jordi Savall
91 SONGS
Apr 2013
Music: Folias (Imperfectas) [Harp]
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Andrew Lawrence-King
Narration I (1): "By Her Mere Presence, Folly Dissipates the Cares of her Audience"
Jordi Savall & Emily Wallis
La Folia: "Yo Soy La Locura"
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Montserrat Figueras & Andrew Lawrence-King & Pedro Estevan
Narration III (2): "On How Folly Is Prompted to Sing her Own Praises" / Music: Passamezzo Antico
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Rolf Lislevand & Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration VII (3): Folly’s Origins
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis
Recercada quarta sobre la Folia
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Rolf Lislevand & Michael Behringer
Narration VIII (4): "Her Birthplace, Her Infancy" / Music: Folias de la costa (Harp)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Narration IX (5): "Her Followers" / Music: Folias de la costa (Cont.)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
La Gamba In Basso, E Soprano (1564)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Fahmi Alqhai & Philippe Pierlot & Rafael Bonavita
Narration X (6): "Folly’s Claims to be Admitted to the Council of the Goddesses / Music: Romanesca
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Enrique Solinis
Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Arianna Savall & Rolf Lislevand & Michael Behringer & Pedro Estevan
Narration XI (7): "On How She Perpetuates the Human Race" / Music (Cont.): Folía: "Rodrigo Martinez" (From the Villancico of C. M. Palacio No. 12)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Arianna Savall & Rolf Lislevand & Michael Behringer & Pedro Estevan
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)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Arianna Savall & Rolf Lislevand & Michael Behringer & Pedro Estevan
Si habrá en este baldrés (C. M. Palacio No. 179)
Jordi Savall & Montserrat Figueras & Laurence Bonnal & John Caber & Jordi Ricart
Narration XIII (9): "Of the Connection Between Folly and Childhood and the Second Childhood of Old Age" / Music: Las Vacas (Improvisation Harp)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis¬ Andrew Lawrence-King
Diferencias Sobre Las Vacas (Anonymous Improvisation) [C. M. Medinaceli]
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
Narration XIV (10): "On How She Prolongs Infancy and Halts Old Age" / Music: Folías antiguas (C. M. Palacio No. 121)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Rolf Lislevand & Arianna Savall & Xavier Puertas & Carlos Garcia-Bernalt & David Mayoral
Narration XVI (11): "Of Folly’s Pre-Eminence in the World" / Music: Harke, harke (Gamba Viol)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall
Browning my Dear
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
Narration XIX (12): "Folly Is Necessary to Friendship" / Music: Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Narration XX (13): "There Is No Lasting Marriage Without the Complicity of Folly" / Music (Cont.): Belle qui tiens ma vie (Harp Improvisation)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Juan del Enzina. Cucú, cucú, cucucú! (C. M. Palacio No. 94)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Montserrat Figueras & Laurence Bonnal & Joan Cabero & Jordi Ricart
Narration XXI (14): "Folly Is the Blessing of Human Society" / Music: Paduana del re (Mss Venezia)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt & Fahmi Alqhai & Philippe Pierlot & Xavier Diaz-Latorre & Dimitri Psonis
Todos los buenos soldados (La Guerra)
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
Narration XXIII (15): "She Inspires Warfare" / Music: Pavana La Battaglia
Jordi Savall & Emily Wallis
Narration XXV (16): "Of the Inferiority of Wisdom in all of Life’s Circumstances" / Music: Vederlo (Improvisation)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Rolf Lislevand & Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration XXVIII (17): "She Is the Mother of the Arts" / Music: My Lady Carey’s Dompe / Danse Tune English Tradition (Harp)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Saltarello (Mss. Venezia)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt & Fahmi Alqhai & Philippe Pierlot & Xavier Diaz-Latorre & Dimitri Psonis
Narration XXIX (18): "She Claims the Credit for True Wisdom" / Music: Las Vacas (Harp Improvisation)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Narration XXX (19): "On Folly as a Guide Towards Wisdom" / Music: Pavana con su Glosa
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt & Eunice Brandao & Lorenz Duftschmid & Rolf Lislevand
Narration XXXII (20): "Of the Relationship Between Folly and Ignorance" / Music: Desperada (Elizabethan)
Jordi Savall & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt
La Spagna (XVth Century)
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
Narration LV (21): "Folly of Kings" / Music: Las Vacas (Romanesca)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Rolf Lislevand & Thor-Harald Johnsen
Narration LVII – LIX (22): "Folly of Bishops, Cardinals and Supreme Pontiffs" / Music: Estas noches a tan largas (Instrumental - C. M. Calabria No. 26)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Jordi Savall & Sophie Watillon & Sergi Casademunt & Eunice Brandao & Andrew Lawrence-King
Narration LXVI (23): "Relationship Between the Christian Religion and Folly" / Music: Patres nostri peccaverunt (C. M. Montecassino No. 2)
Jordi Savall & Emily Wallis
Narration LXVII (24): "Folly is the Sovereign Good" / Music: Dios te salve, Cruz preciosa (Instrumental C. M. Palacio No. 434)
Jordi Savall & Emily Wallis
Diferencias Sobre ‘Las Vacas’ (Harp)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt & Roberto Gini & Christophe Coin & Robert Clancy
Narration LXVIII (25): "Farewell to the Reader" / Music: Folias Portuguesas (Harp)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Emily Wallis & Andrew Lawrence-King
Villancico (Égloga 6): Hoy comamos y bevamos (C. M. Palacio No. 174)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Montserrat Figueras & Laurence Bonnal & Joan Cabero & Jean Ricart & Daniele Carnovich
Makam “Muhayyer pesrev” (Ottoman War March) [15th Century]
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
Narration 1: "Letter by Erasmus. The War Against the Turks" / Music: Taksim (Improvisation Santur)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Harry Livingstone & Dimitri Psonis
Saltarello: Une musque de Buscaye (Instrumental)
Jordi Savall & Jordi Savall
A Florence la joyose cité (C. M. Montecassino No. 6)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Sophie Watillon & Sergi Casademunt & Jean-Pierre Canihac & Béatrice Delpierre & Daniel Lasalle & Xavier Diaz-Latorre
Narration 2, Adage 145: "Fortune Smiles on the Bold" / Music: Fortuna desperata
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Max Wilson & Jordi Savall & Sergi Casademunt & Philippe Pierlot & Daniel Lasalle
Audi, benigne Conditor (C. M. Montecassino No. 40)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Pascal Bertin & Lluis Vilamajo & Furio Zanassi & Daniele Carnovich & Francesc Garrigosa
Taskim & Dance (Ottoman)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Nedyalko Nedyalkov & David Mayoral
Narration 3: "Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Jews" / Music: Las estrellas de los cielos (Sephardic)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Harry Livingstone & Jordi Savall & David Mayoral
Lavava y suspirava (Anonymous Sephardic)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Montserrat Figueras & Andrew Lawrence-King & Driss El Malouni & Dmitri Psonis & Pedro Estevan
Malor me bat (Odhecaton, No. 63)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Jordi Savall & Imke David & Lorenz Duftschmid
Benedic anima mea (Ps. 103, 1-3)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Pascal Bertin & Lambert Ciment & Lluis Vilamajo & Daniele Carnovich & Luca Guglielmi