Pro Anima

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Pro Anima was a musical ensemble from Leningrad, founded by Gennadiy Golstein in 1980's (now disbanded?), that specialized in medieval music. They have participated in early music festivals and released some recordings on Melodiya (USSR).

[edit] Members

  • Gennadiy Golstein - recorder, viola da gamba
  • Alexander Danilevsky - lute, recorder
  • Roman Kaporin - recorder
  • Mikhail Ioffe - recorder
  • Constantin Koucherov - viola da gamba

[edit] Earlier recordings

1. Melodiya C 10-20219/20220 [LP]
Sacred Music of Italy and France of the 14th - 15th Centuries
Performers: Ensemble of Ancient Music Pro Anima, Marina Filipova (mezzo-soprano), Veronica Antazheva (mezzo-soprano), Vocal ensemble.
Recorded: 1983, Leningrad.

2. Melodiya C 10-26433/26434 [LP]
Johannes Ciconia and his Time
Performers: Ensemble of Ancient Music Pro Anima, Marina Filipova (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Danilevsky (lute), Constantin Koucherov (viola da gamba), Vocal ensemble, Cyril Lobikov (trombone), Alexander Chirov (trombone).
Recorded: 1985-1987, Leningrad.