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Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” by Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto, composed 1710. 1,091 recordings in this catalogue, from 1942 to 2024.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

I Musici

Orchestra · 32 recordings

Alberto Lizzio

Conductor · 27 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 26 recordings

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 25 recordings

Pinchas Zukerman

Conductor · 22 recordings

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 18 recordings

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 16 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 14 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Alberto Lizzio
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 28 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Alberto Lizzio, Bohdan Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra
catalogue year 1982 · on 25 albums
Browse 1 recording and 25 linked albums
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- Recording 1
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Herbert von Karajan, Leon Spierer, Berlin Philharmonic and 3 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1972 · on 18 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1981 · on 16 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Stephen Gunzenhauser, Cappella Istropolitana, Takako Nishizaki
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1987 · on 15 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Recordings (1,091)

Conductor

Alberto Lizzio27 Pinchas Zukerman22 Karl Münchinger13 Rainer Kussmaul13 Martin Sieghart11 Jean-François Paillard10 Jörg Faerber10 Zubin Mehta10 Claudio Scimone9 Herbert von Karajan9 Iona Brown9 Vladimir Spivakov9

Orchestra

I Musici32 English Chamber Orchestra26 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra25 Academy of St Martin in the Fields18 Scottish Chamber Orchestra16 Philharmonia Orchestra14 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra13 London Symphony Orchestra12 Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra10 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra9 Moscow Virtuosi9 New York Philharmonic9

Label

Decca Classics63 Sony Classical57 Deutsche Grammophon52 Warner Classics44 EMI Classics43 Philips36 RCA Red Seal28 Brilliant Classics26 Decca Records25 Erato22 EMI21 Naxos18

Decade

1940s6 1950s46 1960s38 1970s101 1980s186 1990s221 2000s184 2010s206 2020s60

Credited instrument

Violin634 Harpsichord48 Piano7 Flute6 Viola6 Guitar4 Organ4 Accordion3 Mandolin3

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown1,091

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. PrestoBarry Wordsworth Year: 1986	1986	St Michael Classical Collection	-
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: I. Allegro non moltoBarry Wordsworth Year: 1986	1986	St Michael Classical Collection	-
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio (Presto)Barry Wordsworth Year: 1986	1986	St Michael Classical Collection	-
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forteRudolf Werthen, I Fiamminghi, Guy Penson Year: 1986	1986	René Gailly International Productions	2:07
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. PrestoEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy Year: 1986	1986	Die Zeit	2:53
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: II. AdagioEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy Year: 1986	1986	EMI Digital	2:20
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non moltoEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy Year: 1986	1986	EMI Digital	5:22
Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto; Tempo impetuoso d'estateAnthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin Year: 1985	1985	Sélection du Reader’s Digest	3:04
Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro con molto; AllegroAnthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin Year: 1985	1985	RCA Victor	5:27
Summer - From “The Four Seasons”Berdien Stenberg Year: 1985	1985	Philips	3:12
Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio; PrestoAnthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin Year: 1985	1985	Sélection du Reader’s Digest	2:05
The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 270 "Summer": III. L'orage: PrestoHerbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter Year: 1984	1984	EMI Classics	2:49
Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. PrestoDrottningholms Barockensemble, Nils-Erik Sparf Year: 1984	1984	BIS	2:57
The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 270 "Summer": II. AdagioHerbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter Year: 1984	1984	EMI Classics	2:02
The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 270 "Summer": I. Allegro non moltoHerbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter Year: 1984	1984	EMI Classics	5:34
The Four Seasons, op. 8: L’Estate. II. Adagio - PrestoLorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France, Patrice Fontanarosa Year: 1984	1984	Sony Classical	2:00
Concerto No. 2 "Summer"Kazuhito Yamashita, Larry Coryell Year: 1984	1984	RCA	9:56
The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, ‘Summer’: AdagioIona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1984	1984	BBC Music Magazine	2:26
The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, ‘Summer’: PrestoIona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1984	1984	BBC Music Magazine	2:56
The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, ‘Summer’: AllegroIona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1984	1984	BBC Music Magazine	5:52

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