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The Strad Magazine articles on Bach
Dean’s Council Award For Research, Scholarship & Creativity
Ombra Musici at Portland Winter Light Festival
“this is clearly a team to watch. I am sure we will be hearing good things from them in the future”
MusicWeb International
“Cotik Kicks Butt in Piazzolla! A wild and wonderful CD.”
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE
“un disco la cui qualità riesce a proporre la freschezza affascinante della cultura musicale germanica come nuova, come se non si fossero mai ascoltate prima”
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
“I marvel at the technical skill which effortlessly encompasses these deeply contrasting styles....a technical as well as expressive master stroke”
CONTEMPORARY RECORD SOCIETY
“Un disco ideal”
SONOGRAMA MAGAZINE
“conviction, commitment, diplomacy and character”
The Strad
“NOMINATED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2018”
ICMA
“bemerkenswert, kunstvolle und expressive Interpretationen...auf hohem Niveau und den jeweiligen Stilen perfekt angepasst”
PIZZICATO
“Un disco revelador de la maestría de los jóvenes intérpretes que lo firman: Tomas Cotik y Tao Lin.”
REVISTA DOCENOTAS
“uplifting quality”
MusicWeb International
“short this is a great recording if you value warmth and sweetness in Mendelssohn. Here, though, nothing is forced, and, as I say, the world seems a better place.”
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
“true treasure...one of the latest gems to emerge from the season”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“I highly commend Mr. Cotik for his innovative interpretations and I hope many future audiences will experience his musical excellence”
Gary Burton
“a treat from start to finish”
Musical Toronto
“The joyful virtuosity and stylish musicianship that Tomas Cotik and Tao Lin brought to their superb cycle of Schubert’s violin-and-piano works for the Centaur label happily permeate their cycle of Mozart’s sonatas”
Gramophone Magazine
“If you love the solo violin, you won't find a better recording to suit your tastes”
OBSERVER TODAY
“Anche nell’interpretazione delle sonate di Mozart si evidenziano l’ottima cavata e la perfetta tecnica di Cotik negli staccati particolarmente brillanti.”
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
“Cotik transcends even the profoundly meditative”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“there is no question that this disc is, by some distance, Naxos's best Piazzolla recording ”
MusicWeb International
“their lofty musicianship dwarfs their profound scholarship”
Fanfare Magazine
“None of these pieces has ever sounded quite like this before....Cotik handles it beautifully, with tremendous clarity of line and evenness of tone”
INFODAD.COM
“My first chamber choice for the year. ”
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL Recordings Of The Year 2013
“Overall, these two discs featuring Cotik must be regarded as among the finest performances for their consistent artistry and idiomatic grasp”
Classical Net
“Cotik and Tao Lin have…honored not only their professions as musicians, but the memory and work of Franz Schubert”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“One imagines the Nuevo tango master would be as captivated as any listener by such exquisite performances.”
TEXTURA
“among the very best Piazzolla albums”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“clarity and tonal opulence rare in recordings of violin music”
Fanfare Magazine
““Legacy” es, sin dudas, un álbum para emocionarse y escuchar continuamente. Excelencia pura. Imprescindible!”
CULTURALMENTE INCORRECTO
“excellent style, which is not frequently found”
Daniel Binelli
“The Piazzolla album is not just Cotik as brilliant interpreter, but also as creative mind.”
Musical Toronto
“urgently recommended”
Fanfare Magazine
“un violinista excelente... que recoge una forma rigurosa, natural y fuera de lo común de entender e interpretar la música”
Docenotas
“absolutely impeccable, with intonation in the centre of every note, and his left hand flying around the fingerboard with remarkable agility”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“Some of the music is sultry while other works are fast, rhythmic, and ornamented to show the exquisite virtuosity of Cotik”
FANFARE MAGAZINE
“Cotik vanta un violinismo costantemente brillante e un colore di suono caldo e avvolgente”
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
“Hace muy poco descubrí esta maravilla...dos extraordinarios instrumentalistas que uniendo su talento logran...algo genial.”
Luis Andarcia, VENUE MAGAZINE
“conviction, commitment, diplomacy, and character”
The Strad
“exceptional...Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but provably not better.”
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
“unusual depth and broad compass...absolutely brilliant... unmistakable vitality...optimally recorded”
Audio Video Club of Atlanta
“Everyone who plays these works should hear these exemplary performances...you will never hear these Telemann Fantasias played so well ”
American Record Guide
“Cotik makes Kreisler seem almost smarmy, Isabelle Faust almost mannered, and Julia Fischer as though she's filed down the detail”
Fanfare Magazine
“I was immediately impressed by their virtuosity and also their understanding of Piazzolla’s music. I was anxious to see them perform in person”
Gary Burton
“Las versiones son óptimas por la compenetración estilística del dúo y la prestancia instrumental del admirable violinista”
REVISTA SCHERZO
“a first-rate set of these of Mozart sonatas”
THE ARTS MUSIC LOUNGE
“wonderful album…impressive for the elegance and sensitivity of the interpretations”
John Terauds – Musical Toronto
“phenomenal technique”
Musical Toronto
“un trabajo de mucha calidad, por la originalidad de los arreglos y especialmente porque se trata de un excelente instrumentista”
REVISTA RITMO
“this superbly produced Schubert disc…comes warmly commended”
MusicWeb International
“recreating the visceral charge of Piazzolla’s legendary quintet concerts and recordings”
South Florida Classical Review
“ There are so many delightful details to savour that one hardly knows where to begin...a most rewarding Mozart cycle”
Gramophone Magazine
“The technical qualities of the recording - which is on the NAXOS label, by the way - are excellent.”
Robert W. Plyer, THE OBSERVER
“a musician who prepares thoroughly and has great respect for the music he performs”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“intelligent and sensitive...glories in...colorations and shared emphasis”
Fanfare Magazine
“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
“Cotik phrases this music with such feeling, making you wonder if it could possibly sound better in any other performance.”
Classical Net
“outstanding from the very beginning”
Fanfare Magazine
“A neglected stash of unrecorded Schubert”
NORMAN LEBRECHT
“I find the Cotik and Lin performances most interesting and the sound on their disc is excellent”
Maria Nockin – Fanfare Magazine
“perfectly conceived”
Fanfare Magazine
“brilliant Argentinean violinist”
David Denton for David’s Review Corner
“should leave listeners almost breathless…a vibrancy and attention to detail...strong individuality and… vitality”
Fanfare Magazine
“Editor's Picks”
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
“None of these pieces has ever sounded quite like this before.”
INFODAD.COM
“This is an excellent recital. I enjoy the Piazzolla Tango Etudes more as played by Cotik than by anyone else. ”
American Record Guide
“Evocative concert of Jewish classical music”
The Washington Post
“Cotik and the orchestra provided impressive advocacy for a multifaceted work that deserves to be heard more often. Cotik seamlessly handled the frequent changes in mood and adroitly traversed the work’s myriad technical challenges while always keeping the focus on the music.”
SOUTH FLORIDA CLASSICAL REVIEW
“The BBC Music team’s current favourites”
BBC MAGAZINE, Niel McKim
“an exemplary presentation of some marvelous music”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“una nueva forma de mirar, entender y percibir la música de diferentes épocas”
SONOGRAMA MAGAZINE
“excellent violin playing...extremely enjoyable interpretations of music that I love”
American Record Guide
“violinist Tomas Cotik is always up for a new challenge”
Julia Amacher – American Public Media
“an excellent violinist”
Michael Tilson Thomas
“laudable level of technical accuracy…tenderness and warmth”
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
“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
“this is one of the great Piazzolla discs, and in perfect sound quality, I urge you to buy it.”