Leonhardt-Consort Vinyl Records

Dutch period instruments Baroque ensemble founded in 1954 by Gustav Leonhardt, his wife Marie Leonhardt and Kees Otten. When the latter left in 1957, the group transformed from a chamber music ensemble to a five-part string band with harpsichord, which resulted in a changing repertoire. The Consort got signed with Telefunken in 1961 but ceased to exist as a performing group in 1972. However, the members would occasionally join for special recording projects in the years hereafter.