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…intellectual intensity and fresh characterizations that are akin to violinists like Gidon Kremer, Paul Zukofsky, and Joseph Szigeti at their best. Cotik walks a thin line between trenchant and tenuous that beckons your attention at every moment.
Classics Today
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exceptional…Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but provably not better.
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
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clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music
Fanfare Magazine
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there is no question that this disc is, by some distance, Naxos´s best Piazzolla recording
MusicWeb International
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The CD recording is his seventeenth in ten years, yet no sign of fatigue is evident when his passion for the material translates into performances of immense appeal…Cotik invests the material with so much life. Listening to him play is never less than a pleasure, and all twelve pieces are brought vividly and expressively to life.
Textura
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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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The versions are optimal due to the stylistic understanding and the instrumental excellence of the admirable violinist.
REVISTA SCHERZO
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It was clear that the Argentinian-born Cotik has Piazzolla’s music in his blood. It was to be expected that he would be able to exploit everything that these arrangements require technically. But more importantly, he knew how to capture the spirit of the music, from subtle sensuality and longing to fierce passion and supreme virtuosity.
Pizzicato
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My first chamber choice for the year.
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013
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Bach’s music simply glows under his fingers… a terrific addition for the collection of anyone who loves Bach’s music
Northwest Reverb