Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon de La Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène's edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8

Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention) is a set of twelve concertos written by Antonio Vivaldi between 1723 and 1725 and published in 1725 as Op. 8. All are for violin solo, strings, and basso continuo. The first four concertos are usually known as The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni).

List of concertos

• Concerto No. 1 in E major, "La primavera" (Spring), RV 269
• Concerto No. 2 in G minor, "L'estate" (Summer), RV 315
• Concerto No. 3 in F major, "L'autunno" (Autumn), RV 293
• Concerto No. 4 in F minor, "L'inverno" (Winter), RV 297
• Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, "La tempesta di mare" (The Sea Storm), RV 253
• Concerto No. 6 in C major, "Il piacere" (Pleasure), RV 180
• Concerto No. 7 in D minor, "Per Pisendel", RV 242
• Concerto No. 8 in G minor, RV 332
• Concerto No. 9 in D minor, RV 236 (scored for violin) / RV 454 (scored for oboe)
• Concerto No. 10 in B-flat major, "La caccia" (The Hunt), RV 362
• Concerto No. 11 in D major, RV 210
• Concerto No. 12 in C major, RV 178 (scored for violin) / RV 449 (scored for oboe)

External links

• Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Scores and Parts: Vivaldi Op. 8