

The concerto is structured in three movements:

A manuscript was found in the Renzo Giordano Collection at the National Library in Turin, which holds much of Vivaldi's personal collection. Vivaldi composed it possibly in the 1720s in Venice. Among these cello concertos, RV 531 is the only one for two cellos. He composed 27 concertos for cello, string orchestra and basso continuo. Vivaldi used the cello as a solo instrument in several compositions, which was a new trend during the period. It is Vivaldi's only concerto for two cellos, and begins unusually with an entry of the solo instruments alone. Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531 is a concerto for two cellos, string orchestra and basso continuo in three movements, believed to have been composed in the 1720s.
