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unusual depth and broad compass…absolutely brilliant… unmistakable vitality…optimally recorded
Audio Video Club of Atlanta
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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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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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among the very best Piazzolla albums
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
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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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These are exactly what you would expect from Cotik–tasteful and well played.
American Record Guide
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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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Supersonic Award winner. Tomas Cotik’s Piazzolla is carnal, passionate and nowhere easy-going. Together with his group he has produced a riveting CD.
Pizzicato
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Telemann’s Fantasias…have recently gone through something of a rediscovery and are increasingly being performed by first-rate violinists. One such is Tomás Cotik…The overall feeling that comes through here is of a performer who genuinely enjoys presenting this music.
Infodad
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exceptional…Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but provably not better.
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE