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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

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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

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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
Le Quattro Stagioni, op. 8: Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L'estate” (“Summer”): III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)Iona Brown, Simon Preston, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1979	1979	Decca Classics	2:56
Le Quattro Stagioni, op. 8: Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L'estate” (“Summer”): II. Adagio - Presto - AdagioIona Brown, Simon Preston, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1979	1979	Decca Classics	2:39
Le Quattro Stagioni, op. 8: Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L'estate” (“Summer”): I. Allegro non molto - AllegroIona Brown, Simon Preston, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1979	1979	Decca Classics	6:10
L'Estate (Summer)Rudolf Baumgartner, Lucerne Festival Strings, Gunars Larsens Year: 1979	1979	-	11:03
The Four Seasons: No. 2 in G minor – Summer, RV 315: Third Movement: PrestoJerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Krzysztof Jakowicz Year: 1979	1979	EMI Eminence	2:46
The Four Seasons: No. 2 in G minor – Summer, RV 315: First Movement: Allegro non moltoJerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Krzysztof Jakowicz Year: 1979	1979	EMI Eminence	4:45
The Four Seasons: No. 2 in G minor – Summer, RV 315: Second Movement: AdagioJerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Krzysztof Jakowicz Year: 1979	1979	EMI Eminence	2:17
The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor “Summer”, RV 315: I. AllegroAlberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin Year: 1979	1979	EMI Classics	5:25
The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor “Summer”, RV 315: II. AdagioAlberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin Year: 1979	1979	Classics for Pleasure	1:39
Les Quatre Saisons: L’Eté: AdagioJean-Claude Hartemann Year: 1979	1979	Calliope	2:30
Les Quatre Saisons: L’Été: Adagio non moltoJean-Claude Hartemann Year: 1979	1979	Calliope	5:33
Concertos for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo, op. 8, Nos. 1-4 'Le quattro stagioni': Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 'L'estate': I. Allegro non moltoSigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande Year: 1979	1979	Sony Classical	5:25
Concertos for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo, op. 8, Nos. 1-4 'Le quattro stagioni': Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 'L'estate': II. AdagioSigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande Year: 1979	1979	Sony Classical	2:41
Concertos for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo, op. 8, Nos. 1-4 'Le quattro stagioni': Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 'L'estate': III. Tempo impetuoso d'estateSigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande Year: 1979	1979	Sony Classical	3:02
Les Quatre Saisons: L’Eté: PrestoJean-Claude Hartemann Year: 1979	1979	Calliope	2:57
Le quattro stagioni: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio - PrestoÁrpád Gérecz, Arthur Grumiaux Year: 1978	1978	Philips	1:54
Le quattro stagioni: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate": I. Allegro non moltoÁrpád Gérecz, Arthur Grumiaux Year: 1978	1978	Philips	5:02
Le quattro stagioni: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate": III. PrestoÁrpád Gérecz, Arthur Grumiaux Year: 1978	1978	Philips	3:00
Concerto in G minor “L’estate”, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: II. AdagioBournemouth Sinfonietta Year: 1978	1978	Chandos Collect	2:01
Concerto in G minor “L’estate”, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: III. Tempo impetuoso d’estate: PrestoBournemouth Sinfonietta Year: 1978	1978	Chandos Collect	2:50

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