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A set of twelve concertos was published by Estienne Roger in 1720 [1] under Antonio Vivaldi's name, as his Opus 7 . They were in two volumes, each containing concertos numbered 1-6. Of the set, ten were for violin solo; the other two were for oboe solo (Nos. 1 & 7). The authenticity of some of the works included has long been doubted by scholars. Three are now considered spurious (i.e. not in fact by Vivaldi) for stylistic reasons. They are: No. 1 in B-flat major for oboe, RV Anh. 143 (formerly RV 465); [2] No. 7 in B-flat major for oboe, RV Anh. 142 (formerly RV 464); [3] and No. 9 in B-flat major for violin, RV Anh. 153 (formerly RV 373).