12 Concertos, op. 8 “Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventionie”

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Bournemouth Sinfonietta & Ronald Thomas

Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (Op. 8) is a collection of twelve concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The set exemplifies Vivaldi's mature Baroque concerto style, with virtuosic solo writing, lively string textures and programmatic gestures, and it occupies a key place in the development of the solo concerto and Vivaldi's output as a leading Italian Baroque composer.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto in E major “La primavera”, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: I. Allegro
    3:19
  2. 2.
    Concerto in E major “La primavera”, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
    2:37
  3. 3.
    Concerto in E major “La primavera”, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: III. Allegro
    4:21
  4. 4.
    Concerto in G minor “L’estate”, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: I. Allegro non molto
    5:42
  5. 5.
    Concerto in G minor “L’estate”, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: II. Adagio
    2:01
  6. 6.
    Concerto in G minor “L’estate”, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: III. Tempo impetuoso d’estate: Presto
    2:50
  7. 7.
    Concerto in F major “L’autunno”, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: I. Allegro
    5:11
  8. 8.
    Concerto in F major “L’autunno”, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: II. Adagio
    2:44
  9. 9.
    Concerto in F major “L’autunno”, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: III. Allegro (La caccia)
    3:36
  10. 10.
    Concerto in F minor “L’inverno”, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
    3:25
  11. 11.
    Concerto in F minor “L’inverno”, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: II. Largo
    2:25
  12. 12.
    Concerto in F minor “L’inverno”, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: III. Allegro
    3:20
  13. 13.
    Concerto in E-flat major “La tempesta di mare”, op. 8 no. 5, RV 253: I. Presto
    3:07
  14. 14.
    Concerto in E-flat major “La tempesta di mare”, op. 8 no. 5, RV 253: II. Largo
    2:50
  15. 15.
    Concerto in E-flat major “La tempesta di mare”, op. 8 no. 5, RV 253: III. Presto
    3:54
  16. 16.
    Concerto in C major “Il piacere”, op. 8 no. 6, RV 180: I. Allegro
    3:15
  17. 17.
    Concerto in C major “Il piacere”, op. 8 no. 6, RV 180: II. Largo e cantabile
    3:22
  18. 18.
    Concerto in C major “Il piacere”, op. 8 no. 6, RV 180: III. Allegro
    3:04

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 7, RV 242: I. Allegro
    2:59
  2. 3.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 7, RV 242: II. Largo
    2:51
  3. 4.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 7, RV 242: III. Allegro
    3:15
  4. 5.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 8, RV 332: I. Allegro
    3:18
  5. 6.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 8, RV 332: II. Largo
    3:21
  6. 7.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 8, RV 332: III. Allegro
    3:46
  7. 8.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 9, RV 236: I. Allegro
    3:25
  8. 9.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 9, RV 236: II. Largo
    2:27
  9. 10.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 8 no. 9, RV 236: III. Allegro
    2:49
  10. 11.
    Concerto in B-flat major “La caccia”, op. 8 no. 10, RV 362: I. Allegro
    3:49
  11. 12.
    Concerto in B-flat major “La caccia”, op. 8 no. 10, RV 362: II. Adagio
    2:15
  12. 13.
    Concerto in B-flat major “La caccia”, op. 8 no. 10, RV 362: III. Allegro
    2:51
  13. 14.
    Concerto in D major, op. 8 no. 11, RV 210: I. Allegro
    5:10
  14. 15.
    Concerto in D major, op. 8 no. 11, RV 210: II. Largo
    3:08
  15. 16.
    Concerto in D major, op. 8 no. 11, RV 210: III. Allegro
    5:04
  16. 17.
    Concerto in C major, op. 8 no. 12, RV 178: I. Allegro
    3:22
  17. 18.
    Concerto in C major, op. 8 no. 12, RV 178: II. Largo
    3:03
  18. 19.
    Concerto in C major, op. 8 no. 12, RV 178: III. Allegro
    3:41

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