Vivaldi: Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

Introduction

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" (For 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)