INTRODUCTION The Four Seasons : Sonnet Texts BibliographyIl Cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione(The Contest of Harmony and Invention) Twelve Concertos for violin, strings, and continuo (Opus 8) THE FOUR SEASONS (OPUS 8, NOS. 1-4) Concerto No. 1 in E Major: La Primavera ( Spring ) (Op. 8, No. 1 / RV 269) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. Allegro Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: L'Estate ( Summer ) (Op. 8, No. 2 / RV 315) I. Allegro non moltoII. AdagioIII. Presto Concerto No. 3 in F Major: L'Autunno ( Autumn ) (Op. 8, No. 3 / RV 293) I. AllegroII. Adagio moltoIII. Allegro Concerto No. 4 in F Minor: L'Inverno ( Winter ) (Op. 8, No. 4 / RV 297) I. Allegro non moltoII. LargoIII. Allegro OTHER VIOLIN CONCERTOS (OPUS 8, NOS. 5-12) Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major: La Tempesta di Mare ( The Storm at Sea ) (Op. 8, No. 5 / RV 253) I. PrestoII. LargoIII. Presto Concerto No. 6 in C Major: Il Piacere ( Pleasure ) (Op. 8, No. 6 / RV 180) I. AllegroII. Largo e cantabileIII. AllegroConcerto No. 7 in D Minor (Op. 8, No. 7 / RV 242) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. AllegroConcerto No. 8 in G Minor (Op. 8, No, 8 / RV 332) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. AllegroConcerto No. 9 in D Minor (Op. 8, No. 9 / RV 236) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. Allegro Concerto No. 10 in B-flat Major: La Caccia ( The Hunt ) (Op. 8, No. 10 / RV 362) I. AllegroII. AdagioIII. AllegroConceto No. 11 in D Major (Op. 8, No. 11 / RV 210) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. AllegroConcerto No. 12 in C Major (Op. 8, No. 12 / RV 178) I. AllegroII. LargoIII. AllegroIMPORTANT VARIANTSHow to Use the VariantsConcerto No. 7 in D Minor (RV 242)Allegro (Movement I)a. Substitute for Bars 50-76Concerto No. 9 in D Minor (RV (Version for Oboe, Strings and Continuo, RV 454) Allegro (Movement I)a. Substitute for Bars 91-102Concerto No. 11 in D Major (RV 210)Allegro (Movement I)a. Substitute for Bars 100-112b. Substitute for Bars 122-132Allegro (Movement II)c. Substitute for Bars 38-67d. Substitute for Bars 113-154e. Substitute for Bars 171-214f. Substitute for Bars 171-208CRITICAL NOTESThe SourcesThe Amsterdam PrintThe Dresden ManuscriptsThe Manchester PartbooksThe Turin Autograph ScoresThe Dover Edition Text Fonts Used in The Four Seasons