The ‘Folia’ was a popular dance born in the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th Century. The meaning of “folia” being “madness,” it is documented that in its early days it was a fast, ecstatic dance.

Both a harmonic structure and a melody (developed a bit later), the Folia evolved until, in the Baroque, it was formalized into a standard chord progression and melodic line, often developed in the form of variations.

Artists

Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba), Guido Balestracci, Thomas Boysen, Dolores Costoyas, Mitzi Meyerson (early keyboard instruments), Lina Tur Bonet (violin), Michael Form, Dirk Börner, Enrico Gatti, Rossella Croce, Judith-Maria Becker, Monica Pustilnik, Guido Morini, Pierre Pitzl, Gaetano Nasillo, Luciano Contini, Massimiliano Roschietti, Jakob David Rattinger, Leila Schayegh (violin), Andrea de Carlo, Álvaro Garrido, Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba), Robert Kohnen, Freddy Eichelberger, Luís Otávio Santos, Sara Kuijken, Sigiswald Kuijken, Frank Agsteribbe and Petite Bande, La, Frank Agsteribbe, Private Musicke, Musica Alchemica, La Ritirata, Musica Narrans, Orphénica Lyra, Musica Fiorita, Harmonie Universelle, Ensemble Isabella d'Este, Petite Bande, Accademia del Piacere, José Miguel Moreno, Josetxu Obregón, Daniela Dolci, Ariane Maurette