Ensemble founded by Reinhard Goebel and fellow students from the Cologne Conservatory, initially devoted to the performance of Baroque chamber and sacred music.
In 1983 the chamber ensemble was augmented with additional string and wind players to allow the performance of orchestral music as well.
From 1978 to its dissolution at the end of 2006, Musica Antiqua Köln and Reinhard Goebel have been Archiv Produktion exclusive artists.