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).

Tracklist:

CD1

Concerto No. 1 D-dur, RV 549
01. I: Allegro [0:03:10.70]
02. II: Largo e spiccato [0:03:49.45]
03. III: Allegro [0:02:32.60]

Franco Gulli, Edmondo Malanotte, Mario Benvenuti, Alberto Poltronieri, violins

Concerto No. 2 g-moll, RV 578
04. I: Adagio e spiccato - Allegro [0:04:16.63]
05. II: Larghetto [0:02:58.72]
06. III: Allegro [0:02:39.20]

Luigi Ferro, Guido Mozzato, violins
Benedetto Mazzacurati, violoncello

Concerto No. 3 G-dur, RV 310
07. I: Allegro [0:02:29.43]
08. II: Largo [0:02:31.35]
09. III: Allegro [0:02:38.57]

Franco Gulli, violin

Concerto No. 4 e-moll, RV 550
10. I: Andante [0:03:23.35]
11. II: Allegro assai [0:02:30.50]
12. III: Adagio [0:00:40.43]
13. IV: Allegro [0:02:03.30]

Franco Gulli, Mario Benvenuti, Angelo Stefanato, Renato Ruotolo, violins

Concerto No. 5 A-dur, RV 519
14. I: Allegro [0:03:07.50]
15. II: Largo [0:02:19.32]
16. III: Allegro [0:02:54.40]

Angelo Stefanato, Renato Ruotolo, violins

Concerto No. 6 a-moll, RV 356
17. I: Allegro [0:03:19.08]
18. II: Largo [0:03:22.15]
19. III: Presto [0:02:46.37]

Virtuosi di Roma
conducted by Renato Fasano

CD2

Concerto No. 7 F-dur, RV 567
01. I: Andante [0:05:08.35]
02. II: Adagio - Allegro [0:02:42.58]
03. III: Adagio [0:01:03.47]
04. IV: Allegro [0:01:24.03]

Franco Gulli, Edmondo Malanotte, Mario Benvenuti, Luigi Ferro, violins
Benedetto Mazzacurati, violoncello

Concerto No. 8 a-moll, RV 522
05. I: Allegro [0:03:52.62]
06. II: Larghetto e spiritoso [0:04:29.15]
07. III: Allegro [0:03:42.05]

Franco Gulli, Edmondo Malanotte, violins

Concerto No. 9 D-dur, RV 230
08. I: Allegro [0:02:08.10]
09. II: Larghetto [0:04:29.50]
10. III: Allegro [0:02:27.68]

Luigi Ferro, violin

Concerto No. 10 h-moll, RV 580
11. I: Allegro [0:03:53.20]
12. II: Largo e spiccato [0:01:30.02]
13. III: Larghetto [0:01:46.63]
14. IV: Allegro [0:03:25.15]

Edmondo Malanotte, Luigi Ferro, violins
Benedetto Mazzacurati, violoncello

Concerto No. 11 d-moll, RV 565
15. I: Allegro - Adagio spiccato e tutti - Allegro [0:05:13.35]
16. II: Largo e spiccato [0:04:06.22]
17. III: Allegro [0:02:45.25]

Edmondo Malanotte, Luigi Ferro, violin
Benedetto Mazzacurati, violoncello

Concerto No. 12 E-dur, RV 265
18. I: Allegro [0:03:33.18]
19. II: Largo [0:04:51.70]
20. III: Allegro [0:02:42.67]

Luigi Ferro, violin

Virtuosi di Roma
conducted by Renato Fasano