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Cotik’s performances throughout are clean, bright and precise… you would be hard-pressed to find a more honest guide than Tomás Cotik.
Palm Beach Arts Paper
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These are exactly what you would expect from Cotik–tasteful and well played.
American Record Guide
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we are treated to Cotik’s masterclass in Baroque performance technique and interpretation
sakennedymusic.com
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…nothing challenges Cotik, who uses a Baroque bow to lovely effect…The booklet essay says that “every note of these often complex pieces lies perfectly, if not easily, [my italics] under the bow.” Well, yes – if you’re as superb a player as Tomás Cotik.
The Whole Note
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The comparison of the 4 Seasons with the legendary recording of the Kremerata Baltica and Gidon Kremer is not quite so blatant, but in the end I still prefer the Cotik recording because of its rhythm and its colors, which are more genuine, richer and more finely differentiated than what I hear in the Kremer recordin
Pizzicato
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true treasure…one of the latest gems to emerge from the season
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
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5/5 Stars. Tomas Cotik presents a well thought-out and coherent view of this collection…in which the listener can remain acoustically engaged … never tired of listening, which clearly demonstrates the artist’s knowledgeable and intimate engagement with the material
Pizzicato
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His amazing technical skill and artistic know-how…create an indelible interpretation of Bach’s music…Cotik’s combines impeccable technique and an intuitive artistry to fashion a mesmerizing interpretation of these pieces.
AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
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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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clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music
Fanfare Magazine