There’s more Baroque violin music from an exact contemporary of Bach on Telemann 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo in supremely satisfying performances by Tomás Cotik (Centaur CRC 3949 tomascotik.com ...
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Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin
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El excelente violinista Tomás Cotik, un buen conocido de Sonograma Magazine, acaba de grabar las egregias 12 Fantasías para violín solo, del compositor alemán Georg Philipp Te ...
Tomás Cotik is a violinist, a professor at Portland State University, and perhaps most important, a scholar whose projects for the Centaur Records label have included complete surveys of the Mozar ...
Tomás Cotik, born in Argentina, has earned himself an enviable international reputation ever since he took a first prize at the National Broadcast Music Competition in his native land in 1997. Cur ...
The twelve fantasies for violin by Telemann are among the few surviving works of this genre from the Baroque period. The designation fantasia alone indicates a freer style than the sonata. However, ...
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Telemann’s Fantasias, a set of a dozen works dating to 1735, have recently gone through something of a rediscovery and are increasingly being performed by first-rate violinists. O ...
Recording: ****/****
Performance: ****/****
A couple years ago, violinist Tomas Cotik gave us moving interpretations of Bach’s solo sonatas and partitas in an impressive two-disc set ...
Tomas Cotik has keenly and clearly articulated these modes and moods with deft fingering and technique… These versions are unabashedly driven, backed by a slick technical ability, yielding a bold ...
It is in excellent hands with the violinist Tomás Cotik, also a teacher at the American Portland State University (where this recording was made), because a musician of great size is 'talking' her ...
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Everyone who plays these works should hear these exemplary performances…you will never hear these Telemann Fantasias played so well
American Record Guide
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Warmly and sensitively played with beauty of tone, Cotik… captures the essence of Mozart in finely spun tone and sensitive contrasts in dynamics, rhythmic integrity, and clear phrasing. Their deeply felt rendition of this purest of music, from the carefree early sonatas to the more dramatic later opuses, is a model of transparency and genuine emotion.
STRINGS MAGAZINE
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one comes away from the recording dazzled by Cotik´s musicianship and technique; one is also struck by the agility of his execution, his expert command of tempo and intonation, and his ability to consistently maintain the highest level of performance
TEXTURA
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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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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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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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Overall, these two discs featuring Cotik must be regarded as among the finest performances for their consistent artistry and idiomatic grasp
Classical Net
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There are so many delightful details to savour that one hardly knows where to begin…a most rewarding Mozart cycle
Gramophone Magazine
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My first chamber choice for the year.
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013