Pro Anima
Encyclopedia
Pro Anima was a musical ensemble from Leningrad
, founded in in 1977. They were specialized in medieval music
. Its founder and leader was former Jazz musician Gennady Golstain. They have participated in early music festival
s and released some recordings on Melodiya
label (USSR). The ensemble has been disbanded in 1990's.
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, founded in in 1977. They were specialized in medieval music
Medieval music
Medieval music is Western music written during the Middle Ages. This era begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and ends sometime in the early fifteenth century...
. Its founder and leader was former Jazz musician Gennady Golstain. They have participated in early music festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
s and released some recordings on Melodiya
Melodiya
Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...
label (USSR). The ensemble has been disbanded in 1990's.
Members
- Gennady Golstain - recorder, viola da gamba
- Marina Filippova - alt
- Alexandre DanilevskyAlexandre DanilevskyAlexandre Danilevsky is a Russian-French composer of classical music, lutenist, viola da gamba and vielle player, active in France ....
- lute, recorder - Roman Kaporin - recorder
- Mikhail Ioffe - recorder
- Constantin Koucherov - viola da gamba
Discography
- 1980 - Late Medieval & Renaissance Music (Melodiya S10 13517/13518) [LP]
- 1983 - Sacred Music of Italy and France of the 14th - 15th Centuries (Melodiya S10 20219/20220) [LP]
- 1987 - Johannes CiconiaJohannes CiconiaJohannes Ciconia was a late medieval composer and music theorist who worked most of his adult life in Italy, particularly in the service of the Papal Chapels and at the cathedral of Padua....
and his Time (Melodiya S10 26433/26434) [LP] - 1991 - Music of the Early Italian Baroque [released on audio cassette]