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NEW NAXOS PIAZZOLLA CD RELEASE 10/13/2017
APPOINTED VIOLIN PROFESSOR PSU Portland
RECORDING MOZART COMPLETE SONATAS
New Album
With violist James Dunham, from the Cleveland Quartet. Grammy Award-winning producer, B. Alspaugh, and sound ingeneer, J. Newton.
“Overall, these two discs featuring Cotik must be regarded as among the finest performances for their consistent artistry and idiomatic grasp”
Classical Net
“The Piazzolla album is not just Cotik as brilliant interpreter, but also as creative mind.”
Musical Toronto
“true treasure...one of the latest gems to emerge from the season”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“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
“I highly commend Mr. Cotik for his innovative interpretations and I hope many future audiences will experience his musical excellence”
Gary Burton
“outstanding from the very beginning”
Fanfare Magazine
“among the very best Piazzolla albums”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“Un disco revelador de la maestría de los jóvenes intérpretes que lo firman: Tomas Cotik y Tao Lin.”
REVISTA DOCENOTAS
“there is no question that this disc is, by some distance, Naxos's best Piazzolla recording ”
MusicWeb International
“Las versiones son óptimas por la compenetración estilística del dúo y la prestancia instrumental del admirable violinista”
REVISTA SCHERZO
“Cotik vanta un violinismo costantemente brillante e un colore di suono caldo e avvolgente”
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
“Some of the music is sultry while other works are fast, rhythmic, and ornamented to show the exquisite virtuosity of Cotik”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“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
“a treat from start to finish”
Musical Toronto
“A neglected stash of unrecorded Schubert”
NORMAN LEBRECHT
“If you love the solo violin, you won't find a better recording to suit your tastes”
OBSERVER TODAY
“excellent style, which is not frequently found”
Daniel Binelli
“Cotik transcends even the profoundly meditative”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“I marvel at the technical skill which effortlessly encompasses these deeply contrasting styles....a technical as well as expressive master stroke”
CONTEMPORARY RECORD SOCIETY
“brilliant Argentinean violinist”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“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
“exceptional...Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but provably not better.”
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
“Evocative concert of Jewish classical music”
The Washington Post
“The BBC Music team’s current favourites”
BBC MAGAZINE, Niel McKim
“recreating the visceral charge of Piazzolla’s legendary quintet concerts and recordings”
South Florida Classical Review
“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
“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
“un trabajo de mucha calidad, por la originalidad de los arreglos y especialmente porque se trata de un excelente instrumentista”
REVISTA RITMO
“unusual depth and broad compass...absolutely brilliant... unmistakable vitality...optimally recorded”
Audio Video Club of Atlanta
“excellent violin playing...extremely enjoyable interpretations of music that I love”
American Record Guide
“phenomenal technique”
Musical Toronto
“Cotik makes Kreisler seem almost smarmy, Isabelle Faust almost mannered, and Julia Fischer as though she's filed down the detail”
Fanfare Magazine
“un violinista excelente... que recoge una forma rigurosa, natural y fuera de lo común de entender e interpretar la música”
Docenotas
“intelligent and sensitive...glories in...colorations and shared emphasis”
Fanfare Magazine
“this is clearly a team to watch. I am sure we will be hearing good things from them in the future”
MusicWeb International
“clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music”
Fanfare Magazine
“conviction, commitment, diplomacy, and character”
The Strad
“an excellent violinist”
Michael Tilson Thomas
“should leave listeners almost breathless…a vibrancy and attention to detail...strong individuality and… vitality”
Fanfare Magazine
“laudable level of technical accuracy…tenderness and warmth”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“wonderful album…impressive for the elegance and sensitivity of the interpretations”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“violinist Tomas Cotik is always up for a new challenge”
Julia Amacher – American Public Media
“perfectly conceived”
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
“I find the Cotik and Lin performances most interesting and the sound on their disc is excellent”
Maria Nockin – Fanfare Magazine
“The technical qualities of the recording - which is on the NAXOS label, by the way - are excellent.”
Robert W. Plyer, THE OBSERVER
“None of these pieces has ever sounded quite like this before.”
INFODAD.COM
“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
“This is an excellent recital. I enjoy the Piazzolla Tango Etudes more as played by Cotik than by anyone else. ”
American Record Guide
“Cotik phrases this music with such feeling, making you wonder if it could possibly sound better in any other performance.”
Classical Net
“their lofty musicianship dwarfs their profound scholarship”
Fanfare Magazine
“an exemplary presentation of some marvelous music”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“this superbly produced Schubert disc…comes warmly commended”
MusicWeb International
“urgently recommended”
Fanfare Magazine
“uplifting quality”
MusicWeb International
“una nueva forma de mirar, entender y percibir la música de diferentes épocas”
SONOGRAMA MAGAZINE
“My first chamber choice for the year. ”
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013
“Hace muy poco descubrí esta maravilla...dos extraordinarios instrumentalistas que uniendo su talento logran...algo genial.”
Luis Andarcia, VENUE MAGAZINE
“a musician who prepares thoroughly and has great respect for the music he performs”