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With a broad and balanced sound and great technical ability, Cotik displays well-articulated phrases, with mood contrasts, and an individualized treatment…This version of Cotik is exuberant in its beauty and greatly inspired creativity.
Sonograma
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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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…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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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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should leave listeners almost breathless…a vibrancy and attention to detail…strong individuality and vitality
Fanfare Magazine
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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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Cotik’s deep knowledge and prodigious technique allow him to make intentional, independent musical decisions without constraint.
Fanfare Magazine
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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
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unusual depth and broad compass…absolutely brilliant… unmistakable vitality…optimally recorded
Audio Video Club of Atlanta