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Cedille albums featured on “Best of 2017” lists!
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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).
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Eighth Blackbird
Olagón: A Cantata in Doublespeak
2017’s Best Classical Albums — Boston Globe
Best of 2017 — WORT 89.9 FM
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Dover Quartet
Voices of Defiance
Top Ten Recordings of 2017 — The Classical Review
The Top Twelve Recordings of 2017 — WFMT 98.7 FM
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McGill/McHale Trio
Portraits — Works for Flute, Clarinet & Piano
A-List 2017 Choices — Classical 94.5 WNED
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Jorge Federico Osorio
Final Thoughts — The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms
Critics Choice 2017 — American Record Guide
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Gaudete Brass
sevenfive — The John Corigliano Effect
A-List 2017 Choices — Classical 94.5 WNED
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