The orchestra began its career with a recording of
Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons. Their large repertoire includes
Cavalli's
operas,
Caldara's
oratorios,
Scarlatti's oratorios and concertos, chamber music, and recently
Bellini's
Norma, and
Donizetti's
Anna Bolena. Europa Galante first recorded for the French
Opus 111 label, and after 10 years with
Virgin Classics (with repertoire such as Vivaldi's
La stravaganza concerto, Scarlatti's "Concerti e Sinfonie", and
Boccherini's quintets as well as operas such as Vivaldi's
Bajazet and ''
Ercole su'l Termodonte''. Their records have won many international awards. They were nominated for the 1997
Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor). The ensemble also records with the Spanish
Glossa label; releases have included "Il diario di Chiara" (Music from La Pietà in Venice in the 18th century) and, in 2014, Vivaldi's "Farewell Concertos" (concertos from the Conte Collalto Catalogue). ==References==