Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

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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♭ major, "La tempesta di mare" (The Storm at Sea or 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♭ 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)

References

Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione Wikipedia

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