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The Pro Cantione Antiqua of London were founded in the 1960s by Tenor James Griffett, Counter-tenor Paul Esswood, and conductor/producer Mark Brown. From an early stage they were closely associated with conductor and musicologist Bruno Turner. They were probably the leading British performers of a cappella music, especially early music, prior to the founding of the Tallis Scholars. Though principally an all-male group they have supplemented with female voices where appropriate (eg for the 1978 recordings OUP 151/2 under Philip Ledger, to accompany The Oxford Book of English Madrigals) Their 6-record set 'The Flowering of Renaissance Polyphony' (Geistliche Musik der...

Started in 1973, and disbanded in 2006, Musica Antiqua Köln has been one of the world's best historical performance ensembles of baroque music. Performances have been marked with intensity, research into older performance styles, and the use of original instruments. MAK produced most recordings on DG Archiv Produktion. They produced award-winning discs of Telemann, Bach, Heinichen, and Bach's family. Reinhard Goebel was the ensemble's director, and first violin. .