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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
Summer (L'Estate): Allegro Non Molto / Adagio / PrestoLeopold Stokowski, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean Year: 1966	1966	London Records	11:33
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forteLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, John Corigliano Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	2:08
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. PrestoLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, John Corigliano Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	2:53
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): I. Allegro non molto - allegroLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, John Corigliano Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	6:34
The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - AllegroRuggiero Ricci Year: 1964	1964	Deutsche Grammophon	5:24
The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor "Summer": III. PrestoRuggiero Ricci Year: 1964	1964	Deutsche Grammophon	2:45
The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor "Summer": II. Allegro - Presto - AdagioRuggiero Ricci Year: 1964	1964	Deutsche Grammophon	2:10
G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): II. AdagioLamberto Gardelli, Dénes Kovács Year: 1962	1962	Hungaroton Classic	1:45
G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): III. PrestoLamberto Gardelli, Dénes Kovács Year: 1962	1962	Hungaroton Classic	3:19
G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): I. Allegro non moltoLamberto Gardelli, Dénes Kovács Year: 1962	1962	Hungaroton Classic	5:22
Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate “Summer”: PrestoEmanuel Vardi, David Nadien, Igor Kipnis Year: 1961	1961	Cembal d'amour	2:43
Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate “Summer”: Allegro non moltoEmanuel Vardi, David Nadien, Igor Kipnis Year: 1961	1961	Cembal d'amour	5:05
Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate “Summer”: AdagioEmanuel Vardi, David Nadien, Igor Kipnis Year: 1961	1961	Cembal d'amour	1:23
Concerto in G minor for Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - AllegroAnshel Brusilow, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1960	1960	Sony Classical	5:03
Concerto in G minor for Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 315 "Summer": III. PrestoAnshel Brusilow, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1960	1960	Sony Classical	3:29
Concerto in G minor for Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 315 "Summer": II. AdagioAnshel Brusilow, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1960	1960	Sony Classical	2:23
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. PrestoRenato Fasano Year: 1959	1959	EMI Classics	3:11
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: II. Adagio – PrestoRenato Fasano Year: 1959	1959	EMI Classics	2:19
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non moltoRenato Fasano Year: 1959	1959	EMI Classics	5:41
Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV. 315 "L'Estate": III. Presto, Tempo impetuoso d'estateI Musici, Félix Ayo Year: 1959	1959	Philips Classics	2:56

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