MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013
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If you love the solo violin, you won´t find a better recording to suit your tastes
OBSERVER TODAY
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His interpretation of Bach’s sonatas and partitas his newest album in should add a notch to his reputation as a stellar violinist
NORTHWEST REVERB
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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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true treasure…one of the latest gems to emerge from the season
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
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Tomás Cotik delivers an excellent performance
GBOPERA
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These are exactly what you would expect from Cotik–tasteful and well played.
American Record Guide
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Tomás Cotik, whose technical and expressive abilities, already highlighted in other reviews of his CDs, are confirmed here and indeed enhanced respectively in the agility present in these scores, which he effortlessly surpasses with clarity of sound, and in the beautiful tone he displays in the more lyrical passages.
GBOPERA
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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
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Cotik scales Bach’s solo mountain with skill. His intricate yet soulful take is assured without ever being showy.