Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione
Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione 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.
They were published in the Amsterdam workshop of Michel-Charles Le Cène and dedicated to Wenceslas, Count of Morzin, an advisor to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.- 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 major, "La tempesta di mare", RV 253
- Concerto No. 6 in C major, "Il piacere", 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 / RV 454
- Concerto No. 10 in B major, "La caccia", RV 362
- Concerto No. 11 in D major, RV 210
- Concerto No. 12 in C major, RV 178 / RV 449
