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NEW NAXOS PIAZZOLLA ALBUM COMING IN 2017
APPOINTED VIOLIN PROFESSOR PSU Portland
RECORDING MOZART COMPLETE SONATAS
New Album
World premiere recording of pieces by Franz Schubert. Released to critical acclaim in 2015 by CENTAUR RECORDS.
“true treasure...one of the latest gems to emerge from the season”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“among the very best Piazzolla albums”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“an excellent violinist”
Michael Tilson Thomas
“If you love the solo violin, you won't find a better recording to suit your tastes”
OBSERVER TODAY
“I marvel at the technical skill which effortlessly encompasses these deeply contrasting styles....a technical as well as expressive master stroke”
CONTEMPORARY RECORD SOCIETY
“The technical qualities of the recording - which is on the NAXOS label, by the way - are excellent.”
Robert W. Plyer, THE OBSERVER
“Overall, these two discs featuring Cotik must be regarded as among the finest performances for their consistent artistry and idiomatic grasp”
Classical Net
“exceptional...Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but provably not better.”
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
“recreating the visceral charge of Piazzolla’s legendary quintet concerts and recordings”
South Florida Classical Review
“I’ve had a listen to a few alternatives…including Isaac Stern with Daniel Baremboim and Lydia Mordkovitch, but this duo pretty much ticks all the boxes”
MusicWeb International
“Cotik transcends even the profoundly meditative”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“Evocative concert of Jewish classical music”
The Washington Post
“intelligent and sensitive...glories in...colorations and shared emphasis”
Fanfare Magazine
“The BBC Music team’s current favourites”
BBC MAGAZINE, Niel McKim
“I find the Cotik and Lin performances most interesting and the sound on their disc is excellent”
Maria Nockin – Fanfare Magazine
“excellent violin playing...extremely enjoyable interpretations of music that I love”
American Record Guide
“Cotik and Tao Lin have…honored not only their professions as musicians, but the memory and work of Franz Schubert”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“their lofty musicianship dwarfs their profound scholarship”
Fanfare Magazine
“this is one of the great Piazzolla discs, and in perfect sound quality, I urge you to buy it.”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“un trabajo de mucha calidad, por la originalidad de los arreglos y especialmente porque se trata de un excelente instrumentista”
REVISTA RITMO
“should leave listeners almost breathless…a vibrancy and attention to detail...strong individuality and… vitality”
Fanfare Magazine
“this superbly produced Schubert disc…comes warmly commended”
MusicWeb International
“conviction, commitment, diplomacy, and character”
The Strad
“wonderful album…impressive for the elegance and sensitivity of the interpretations”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“absolutely impeccable, with intonation in the centre of every note, and his left hand flying around the fingerboard with remarkable agility”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“A neglected stash of unrecorded Schubert”
NORMAN LEBRECHT
“perfectly conceived”
Fanfare Magazine
“Cotik vanta un violinismo costantemente brillante e un colore di suono caldo e avvolgente”
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
“phenomenal technique”
Musical Toronto
“None of these pieces has ever sounded quite like this before.”
INFODAD.COM
“The Piazzolla album is not just Cotik as brilliant interpreter, but also as creative mind.”
Musical Toronto
“this is clearly a team to watch. I am sure we will be hearing good things from them in the future”
MusicWeb International
“I highly commend Mr. Cotik for his innovative interpretations and I hope many future audiences will experience his musical excellence”
Gary Burton
“Cotik makes Kreisler seem almost smarmy, Isabelle Faust almost mannered, and Julia Fischer as though she's filed down the detail”
Fanfare Magazine
“Cotik phrases this music with such feeling, making you wonder if it could possibly sound better in any other performance.”
Classical Net
“unusual depth and broad compass...absolutely brilliant... unmistakable vitality...optimally recorded”
Audio Video Club of Atlanta
“an exemplary presentation of some marvelous music”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“urgently recommended”
Fanfare Magazine
“I was immediately impressed by their virtuosity and also their understanding of Piazzolla’s music. I was anxious to see them perform in person”
Gary Burton
“un disco la cui qualità riesce a proporre la freschezza affascinante della cultura musicale germanica come nuova, come se non si fossero mai ascoltate prima”
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
“bemerkenswert, kunstvolle und expressive Interpretationen...auf hohem Niveau und den jeweiligen Stilen perfekt angepasst”
PIZZICATO
“Everyone who plays these works should hear these exemplary performances...you will never hear these Telemann Fantasias played so well ”
American Record Guide
“un violinista excelente... que recoge una forma rigurosa, natural y fuera de lo común de entender e interpretar la música”
Docenotas
“Un disco revelador de la maestría de los jóvenes intérpretes que lo firman: Tomas Cotik y Tao Lin.”
REVISTA DOCENOTAS
“uplifting quality”
MusicWeb International
“laudable level of technical accuracy…tenderness and warmth”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music”
Fanfare Magazine
“Las versiones son óptimas por la compenetración estilística del dúo y la prestancia instrumental del admirable violinista”
REVISTA SCHERZO
“Hace muy poco descubrí esta maravilla...dos extraordinarios instrumentalistas que uniendo su talento logran...algo genial.”
Luis Andarcia, VENUE MAGAZINE
“My first chamber choice for the year. ”
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013
“a treat from start to finish”
Musical Toronto
“None of these pieces has ever sounded quite like this before....Cotik handles it beautifully, with tremendous clarity of line and evenness of tone”
INFODAD.COM
“una nueva forma de mirar, entender y percibir la música de diferentes épocas”
SONOGRAMA MAGAZINE
“This is an excellent recital. I enjoy the Piazzolla Tango Etudes more as played by Cotik than by anyone else. ”
American Record Guide
“outstanding from the very beginning”
Fanfare Magazine
“excellent style, which is not frequently found”
Daniel Binelli
“Some of the music is sultry while other works are fast, rhythmic, and ornamented to show the exquisite virtuosity of Cotik”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“violinist Tomas Cotik is always up for a new challenge”
Julia Amacher – American Public Media
“there is no question that this disc is, by some distance, Naxos's best Piazzolla recording ”
MusicWeb International
“brilliant Argentinean violinist”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“a musician who prepares thoroughly and has great respect for the music he performs”