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Cedille albums featured on “Best of 2017” lists!
Cedille recordings made a big impact in 2017! The artistry of Chicago’s finest classical musicians reaches music fans and critics nationwide and around the world thanks to the support of listeners like you. Overwhelming critical acclaim landed our most recent recordings on “Best of 2017” lists across the country! We can’t make to make a splash in 2018 with our first release of the year, Paddle to the Sea by Third Coast Percussion (available February 9).
Eighth Blackbird
Olagón: A Cantata in Doublespeak
2017’s Best Classical Albums — Boston Globe
Best of 2017 — WORT 89.9 FM
Dover Quartet
Voices of Defiance
Top Ten Recordings of 2017 — The Classical Review
The Top Twelve Recordings of 2017 — WFMT 98.7 FM
McGill/McHale Trio
Portraits — Works for Flute, Clarinet & Piano
A-List 2017 Choices — Classical 94.5 WNED
Jorge Federico Osorio
Final Thoughts — The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms
Critics Choice 2017 — American Record Guide
Gaudete Brass
sevenfive — The John Corigliano Effect
A-List 2017 Choices — Classical 94.5 WNED
Recommended
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.
Grammy Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh’s 16th album on Cedille Records, The American Concerto, Volume One, features Vijay Iyer’s Trouble and the world premiere recording of Courtney Bryan‘s Syzygy, performed with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble conducted by Tim Weiss.
With the new month comes a new featured playlist on Spotify — or, in this case, a refresh of our Artist Debuts on Cedille playlist, originally created in 2022 to celebrate the inaugural album by the first Emerging Artist Competition winner, saxophonist Julian Velasco.
The update is to celebrate oboist Oliver Talukder, winner of Cedille’s second competition, as well as other artists who have made their Cedille debus since 2022. (Oliver’s track will be added on Friday when his album, Briefly Gorgeous, is released.)
Enjoy Cedille’s Weekly Featured Release.