Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

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 usually known as The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni).

• 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", 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