Pro Anima was a musical ensemble from Leningrad, founded in 1977. They were specialized in

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. Its founder and leader was former jazz musician Gennady Golstain. They have participated in early

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s and released some recordings on Melodiya label ( USSR). The ensemble has been disbanded in 1990s.

Members

*Gennady Golstain – recorder, viola da gamba *Marina Philippova – mezzo-soprano * Alexandre Danilevsky – lute, recorder *Roman Kaporin – recorder *Mikhail Ioffe – recorder *Constantin Koucherov – viola da gamba *Vladimir Radchenkov – harpsichord

Discography

* 1980 – Late Medieval & Renaissance Music (''Melodiya S10 13517/13518'') P* 1983 – Sacred Music of Italy and France of the 14th - 15th Centuries (''Melodiya S10 20219/20220'') P* 1987 – Johannes Ciconia and his Time (''Melodiya S10 26433/26434'') P* 1991 – Music of the Early Italian Baroque eleased on audio cassette Musical groups from Saint Petersburg Early music groups Musical groups established in 1977 {{Asia-band-stub