These versions are unabashedly driven, backed by a slick technical ability, yielding a bold, fleet, forthright ride through the challenging yet rewarding contours of these mixed modes, occasionally dance-infused, and forward-looking Fantasias.
Early Music Review
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without a doubt, an album to get excited and listen to continuously. Pure excellence. Essential!
CULTURALMENTE INCORRECTO
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His sound is treated like a true craftsman, with just the right vibrato, intensity and dynamics controlled to the millimeter, transparency of layers, and a unique color for each string. It’s a commendable effort towards a new musical identity.
Ritmo
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Cotik scales Bach’s solo mountain with skill. His intricate yet soulful take is assured without ever being showy.
BBC Magazine
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among the very best Piazzolla albums
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
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clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music
Fanfare Magazine
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Comparisons are inevitable; on my shelves are the Grumiaux- Haskil team, the Stern-Barenboim combination, Szymon Goldberg and Radu Lupu, and Zukerman and Neikrug readings. The Cotik-Lin duo can take its place among those earlier esteemed ensembles with heads held high.
STRINGS MAGAZINE
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´What a Performance 2020´ Award Winner
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE
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Also in the interpretation of Mozart´s sonatas, Cotik´s excellent performance and perfect technique stand out in the particularly brilliant articulations
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
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Everyone who plays these works should hear these exemplary performances…you will never hear these Telemann Fantasias played so well