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Corigliano & Gaudete Brass: February 2017 Playlist
February 2017 brings a new album from Chicago’s Gaudete Brass celebrating American composer John Corigliano: “sevenfive — The John Corigliano Effect” (street date Feb. 10). Our monthly playlist alternates tracks by Corigliano with tracks from Gaudete’s Cedille debut album, “Chicago Moves.” Also featured are tracks from “Winging It: Piano Music of John Corigliano,” recorded by Ursula Oppens and Jerome Lowenthal, and “American Orchestral Works” recorded by Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra.
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Pacifica Quartet’s final album in the American Collections trilogy – American Portraits. Bringing together touchstones of the American repertoire, American Portraits features some of the most canonical American chamber works alongside world premiere recordings of two newly commissioned works.
Winner of Cedille Records’ 2025 Emerging Artist Competition, Chicago-born oboist Oliver Talukder makes his solo recording debut with Briefly Gorgeous. Joined by pianist Moriah Trenk, Talukder presents an album inspired by themes of identity, love, family, and belonging. Drawing on his Mexican and Bengali heritage and his Chicago upbringing, the program explores where classical music intersects with Latino and South Asian traditions, creating a musical portrait shaped by Talukder’s unique story.
To celebrate the Oct. 9 release of American Portraits, the Pacifica Quartet‘s 18th album for Cedille, a playlist with a track from each of its Cedille albums, in chronological order, starting with its very first CD in 1999.