Constantinople - ...Cette ville étrange (2019)

In 2014, ten Montréal musicians, each from another tradition, came together to re-imagine an iconic work by Claude Vivier. They re-arranged Vivier's score, rendered his melodies in their own manner, improvised around his music, and remembered their own traditional music through Vivier's composition. This album is a composite selection of live recordings from various concerts of this project since 2015. Constantinople is a musical ensemble that chose the journey—geographical certainly, but also historical, cultural and inner—as its cornerstone. It draws inspiration from all sources and aims for distant horizons. Inspired by the ancient city illuminating the East and West, Constantinople was founded in 1998 in Montreal by its artistic director, Kiya Tabassian.

Tracklist:
01. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 1 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (5:04)
02. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 1 (0:55)
03. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Are You "Shur"? (3:45)
04. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 2 (0:43)
05. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 2 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (2:17)
06. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Bols (3:42)
07. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 3 (1:39)
08. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 3 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (2:46)
09. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Soutoukoun (4:14)
10. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 4 (1:37)
11. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 4 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (4:37)
12. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 5 (1:38)
13. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Hark! A Pageant! (6:23)
14. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 6 (1:41)
15. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 5 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (1:55)
16. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 7 (1:24)
17. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - 15-13-11 (4:52)
18. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 8 (1:33)
19. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Vocal Chords (3:28)
20. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Improv Interlude 9 (1:41)
21. Constantinople; Shawn Mativetsky; Didem Başar; Navid Navab; Zal Sissokho; Gabriel Dharmoo; Sandeep Bhagwati; Reza Abaee; Kiya Tabassian; Nicolas Caloia; Guy Pelletier - Et je reverrai cette ville étrange, Pt. 6 (Arr. S. Bhagwati) (5:47)