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Rooted in Chicago's vibrant, distinctive classical music community, Cedille Records is a nonprofit record label on a mission to bring the city's best to the world, from rediscovered operas of the Classical era to artist-driven projects at the art form's leading edges.

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Known and loved for its accessibly priced comprehensive box sets as well as its single-disc introductions to neglected composers, Brilliant Classics is one of the must-know labels of our moment. Discover over 1,050 titles, all on sale, this June.

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Cellist Nina Kotova brings baroque & 20th-century repertoire together with confident artistry on her album Solo Cello. We talked with the artist about the experiences and ideas that led to its creation, and about the label that released it in its own 50th year: Delos.

In John Corigliano's opera The Lord of Cries, Dracula receives a stunning new backstory: he is the Greek god Dionysus, returned to earth for a bloody Bacchanal. What does it feel like to sing this role? We asked superstar Anthony Roth Costanzo!

Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate trusted that composer Jonathan Leshnoff could write stirring elegiac music. But on their new album with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, listeners hear many sides of Leshnoff's art.

Charles Ives's Sets for Small Orchestra had never been gathered on one recording until conductor James Sinclair released his latest album in 2023. In this Arkiv Live Q+A, watch as Sinclair and fellow Ivesian Jan Swafford discuss this exciting title!

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