The following is a list of compositions by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). Works with opus number The following is a list of compositions by Vivaldi that were published during his lifetime and assigned an opus number. The more comprehensive RV numbering scheme was created in the 1970s. OpusWorkDateRV1 12 sonatas for two violins and basso continuo 1705 73, 67, 61, 66, 69, 62, 65, 64, 75, 78, 79, 632 12 sonatas for violin and basso continuo 1709 27, 31, 14, 20, 36, 1, 8, 23, 16, 21, 9, 323 L'estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration), 12 concertos for various combinations, of which the best known are No. 6 in A minor for violin, No. 8 in A minor for two violins and No. 10 in B minor for four violins 1711 549, 578, 310, 550, 519, 356, 567, 522, 230, 580, 565, 2654 La stravaganza (The Eccentricity), 12 violin concertos c. 1714 383a, 279, 301, 357, 347, 316a, 185, 249, 284, 196, 204, 2985 Six sonatas, four violin sonatas and two sonatas for two violins and basso continuo 1716 18, 30, 33, 35, 76, 726 Six violin concertos 1716–1721 324, 259, 318, 216, 280, 2397 12 concertos (two for oboe and 10 for violin), of which three are considered inauthentic: Nos. 1 and 7 (both in B major) for oboe, and No. 9 (in the same key) for violin 1716–1717 465, 188, 326, 354, 285a, 374, 464, 299, 373, 294a, 208a, 2148 Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest between Harmony and Invention), 12 violin concertos, which include the first four concertos known as Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) 1723 269, 315, 293, 297, 253, 180, 242, 332, 236/454, 362, 210, 178/4499 La cetra (The Lyre), 12 violin concertos, all for solo violin except for No. 9 in B major which is for two violins 1727 181a, 345, 334, 263a, 358, 348, 359, 238, 530, 300, 198a, 39110 Six flute concertos (a second version for recorder was printed in Venice) c. 1728 433, 439, 428, 435, 434, 43711 Five violin concertos, one oboe concerto, the second in E minor, RV 277, being known as Il favorito (The Favorite) 1729 207, 277, 336, 308, 202, 46012 Five violin concertos and one without solo 1729 317, 244, 124, 173, 379, 361
Fictitious Opus 13 An alleged "Opus 13", Il pastor fido (The Faithful Shepherd) was published in 1737 by Jean-Noël Marchand through a secret agreement with Nicolas Chédeville to publish a collection of Chédeville's compositions under Vivaldi's name. Chédeville supplied the funding and received the profits, all of which was documented in a notarial act by Marchand in 1749. The work includes six sonatas for musette (or vielle à roue) and basso continuo.
Works by RV number Most of Vivaldi's works do not have an opus number and so they are referred to by a catalog number such as the Ryom-Verzeichnis number. Concertos, sinfonias, sonatas