Quatuor Rhapsodie - Megheti - Mélodies arméniennes (2023) Hi-Res

Le Quatuor Rhapsodie, quatuor à cordes montréalais entièrement féminin présente MEGHETI – MÉLODIES ARMÉNIENNES, un deuxième album inspiré des chants traditionnels et des musiques de danse qui ont bercé l’enfance de Nayiri Piloyan, altiste et arrangeuse du groupe.

Issues de la tradition orale arménienne, chacune des pièces de l’album a été arrangée pour le quatuor à cordes classique en cherchant à refléter en musique des thèmes forts de la symbolique culturelle arménienne tels la nature, l’amour, l’exil. Le contexte historique du XXe siècle a amené le peuple arménien, victime d’un génocide, à redoubler ses efforts pour préserver son héritage culturel au Canada et à travers le monde. Ce projet s’inscrit ainsi dans une perspective de devoir de mémoire, de valorisation de la communauté arménienne montréalaise, de la conservation et de la diffusion du patrimoine immatériel, particulièrement des danses et des chants traditionnels d’Arménie.

The Quatuor Rhapsodie is four dynamic musicians who invite you to take a new look at the string quartet. It is the professionalism and refinement of the classical concert with, on the program, famous themes drawn from the repertoire of film music, musical comedy, French and Quebec song, tango and classical music. These are tunes that you will enjoy recognizing, presented in elegant and original musical arrangements.

It was in 2007 that the musicians of the Quatuor Rhapsodie came together to share their passion for chamber music and broaden their musical horizons beyond the classical music they know well. Since that time, they have developed an uncommon accessible repertoire for this type of musical training. This contains original arrangements, created especially for the quartet. It is possible to hear them in different musical programs.

In recent years, they have presented concerts by candlelight in various churches in the Montreal metropolitan area, as well as in the Laurentians and Montérégie. The group also participated in large-scale events where it was able to share the stage with, among others, the late Georges Thurston (Boule Noire), Mario Pelchat, Oliver Jones and pianist Alain Lefebvre. The ensemble also provides music for various events such as the Grand Prix de Montréal, galas, film music and TV shows. The quartet now has three albums to its credit: Rhapsodie (2009), Opéra-Broadway (2010) and Pour un flirt (2020).