L'Estro Armonico Concerti Consacrati All' Altezza Reale Di Ferdinando III Gran Prencipe di Toscana Da D. Antonio Vivaldi Musico di Violino e Maestro de Concerti del Pio Ospidale della Pieta di Venezia Opera Terza Libro Primo. [Set of 8 parts of the first 6 concerti of opus 3]. [RV 549, 578, 310, 550, 519, and 356]

Amsterdam: Estienne Roger ... & Michel Charles Le Cene [PN 50], 1723. Folio. Sewn.

Violino Primo: 1f. (title), [1] (blank), 2-23 pp.
Violino Secondo: [1] (blank), 2-15 pp.
Violino Terzo: [1] (blank), 2-14 pp.
Violino Quatro: [1] (blank), 2-12 pp.
Alto Primo: [1] (blank), 2-11 pp.
Alto Secondo: 1f. (title), [1],(blank), 2-11 pp.
Violoncello: [1] (blank), 2-13 pp.
Violone e Cembalo: [1] (blank), 2-14 pp.

Slightly worn and soiled; title slightly browned; minor browning throughout; some edges slightly soiled and frayed; occasional small stains; titles to Violino Primo and Alto Secondo only, titles to remaining parts lacking; remnants of carta rustica wrappers to Alto Secondo part. First Edition, [?]5th issue Rare. Ryom: Répertoire des Oeuvres d'Antonio Vivaldi. Les compositions instrumentales, p. 16 (5). RISM V and VV 2203.

"In 1711 Etienne Roger, the Amsterdam publisher, brought out what was to become the most influential music publication of the first half of the 18th century: Vivaldi's L'estro armonico op. 3, dedicated to Grand Prince Ferdinando of Tuscany; it comprised 12 concertos divided equally into works for one, two, and four solo violins. The third, fifth, and 12th concertos from op. 3 (along with the concerto published individually under the title 'The Cuckow,' RV 335), became staples of the repertoire of many violinists, were arranged for a variety of instruments, and were extracted for use in violin tutors throughout the 18th century and beyond. Nowhere was the enthusiasm for Vivaldi's concertos stronger than in Germany. Bach transcribed several of them (including five from op. 3) for keyboard, and his noble patron Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar wrote concertos in Vivaldi's style." Michael Talbot, revised by Nicholas Lockey in Grove Music Online.