Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

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Antonio Vivaldi wrote a set of twelve concertos, op. 8, around 1725, entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest between Harmony and Invention). All are for violin solo, strings, and basso continuo. The first four concertos are also Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons).


  • Concerto No. 1 in E major, "La Primavera", RV 269
  • Concerto No. 2 in G minor, "L'estate", RV 315
  • Concerto No. 3 in F major, "L'autunno", RV 293
  • Concerto No. 4 in F minor, "L'inverno", RV 297
  • Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, "La tempesta di mare", RV 253
  • Concerto No. 6 in C major, "Il piacere", RV 180
  • Concerto No. 7 in D minor, RV 242
  • Concerto No. 8 in G minor, RV 332
  • Concerto No. 9 in D minor, RV 236
  • Concerto No. 10 in B-flat major, "La caccia", RV 362
  • Concerto No. 11 in D major, RV 210
  • Concerto No. 12 in C major, RV 178
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