L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3, ("Harmonic Inspiration" in Italian) is a collection of twelve concertos for 1, 2 and 4 violins written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1711. It largely augmented the reputation of Vivaldi as Il Prete Rosso; (The Red Priest). Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot went so far as to say the works are "perhaps the most influential collection of instrumental music to appear during the whole of the eighteenth century". The collection was mostly...
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L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3, ("Harmonic Inspiration" in Italian) is a collection of twelve concertos for 1, 2 and 4 violins written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1711. It largely augmented the reputation of Vivaldi as Il Prete Rosso; (The Red Priest). Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot went so far as to say the works are "perhaps the most influential collection of instrumental music to appear during the whole of the eighteenth century". The collection was mostly put together in a chronological order. These concerti are often called concerti grossi due to their use of a concertino-style ensemble (solo cello is often used).
These works are laid out in the following movements:
L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 1 in D major for four violins and strings, RV 549:
L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 2 in G minor for two violins, cello and strings, RV 578:
L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 3 in G major for violin and strings, RV 310:
L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 4 in E minor for four...
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