Mozart: 16 Sonatas for Violin & Piano Tomás Cotik & Tao Lin

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301:
• 1 Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301: I. Allegro con spirito 07:53
• 2 Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro 05:09
• Violin Sonata No. 19 in E-Flat Major, K. 302:
• 3 Violin Sonata No. 19 in E-Flat Major, K. 302: I. Allegro 05:13
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 19 in E-Flat Major, K. 302: II. Rondo. Andante grazioso 05:43
• Violin Sonata No. 20 in C Major, K. 303:
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 20 in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Allegro molto 05:26
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 20 in C Major, K. 303: II. Tempo di menuetto 05:03
• Violin Sonata No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304:
• 7 Violin Sonata No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304: I. Allegro 06:39
• 8 Violin Sonata No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304: II. Tempo di menuetto 05:22
• Violin Sonata No. 22 in A Major, K. 305:
• 9 Violin Sonata No. 22 in A Major, K. 305: I. Allegro di molto 04:38
• 10 Violin Sonata No. 22 in A Major, K. 305: II. Theme & Variations. Andante grazioso 08:59
• Violin Sonata No. 23 in D Major, K. 306:
• 11 Violin Sonata No. 23 in D Major, K. 306: I. Allegro con spirito 07:24
• 12 Violin Sonata No. 23 in D Major, K. 306: II. Andantino cantabile 07:29
• 13 Violin Sonata No. 23 in D Major, K. 306: III. Allegretto 06:29
• Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 296:
• 14 Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 296: I. Allegro vivace 06:26
• 15 Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 296: II. Andante sostenuto 05:05
• 16 Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:20
• Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376:
• 17 Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro 04:46
• 18 Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: II. Andante 05:17
• 19 Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: III. Rondo. Allegretto grazioso 05:46
• Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377:
• 20 Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: I. Allegro 03:54
• 21 Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. Theme & Variations. Andante 08:15
• 22 Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: III. Tempo di menuetto 04:47
• Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-Flat Major, K. 378:
• 23 Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-Flat Major, K. 378: I. Allegro moderato 08:21
• 24 Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-Flat Major, K. 378: II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile 05:53
• 25 Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-Flat Major, K. 378: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:22
• Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379:
• 26 Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: I. Adagio 09:52
• 27 Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. Theme & Variations. Andantino cantabile 10:05
• Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380:
• 28 Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380: I. Allegro 07:20
• 29 Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380: II. Andante con moto 07:15
• 30 Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:15
• Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454:
• 31 Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: I. Largo - Allegro 06:57
• 32 Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: II. Andante 06:41
• 33 Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: III. Allegretto 06:13
• Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481:
• 34 Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: I. Molto allegro 07:04
• 35 Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: II. Adagio 06:46
• 36 Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: III. Theme & Variations. Allegretto 06:48
• Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526:
• 37 Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro 06:29
• 38 Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante 09:05
• 39 Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto 07:02
• Violin Sonata No. 36 in F Major, K. 547:
• 40 Violin Sonata No. 36 in F Major, K. 547: I. Andantino cantabile 04:28
• 41 Violin Sonata No. 36 in F Major, K. 547: II. Allegro 06:05
• 42 Violin Sonata No. 36 in F Major, K. 547: III. Andante con variazioni 06:12
• Total Runtime 04:27:16

Info for Mozart: 16 Sonatas for Violin & Piano

Tomas Cotik, violin and Tao Lin, piano, continue their series of recordings for Centaur with this new release. Their Schubert recordings have been released to great acclaim. Here they brilliantly perform the complete Mozart Sonatas for Violin and Piano. Hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as “an excellent violinist,” Tomas Cotik is internationally recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. A much sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik is currently involved in more than fourteen album recordings for Naxos and Centaur records, which have received over a hundred reviews and the highest praises from some of the best-known publications. Committed to passing on his passion for music, Dr. Cotik taught at the University of Miami, Florida International University, and West Texas A&M University. He was appointed assistant professor of Violin at Portland State University in 2016. Described by critics as possessing “Keen musical intelligence and excellent facility” (Miami Herald) as well as “opulent and romantic tone” (Fanfare), Chinese-American concert pianist and Steinway artist Tao Lin has performed in Asia, North America, and Europe. A versatile musician, he is equally at home as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

Tomas Cotik, violin
Tao Lin, piano

Tomas Cotik
Hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as "an excellent violinist," Tomas Cotik was a first-prize winner at the National Broadcast Music Competition in his native Argentina in 1997, and the winner of the Government of Canada Award for 2003-2005. An avid recording artist, Dr. Cotik is currently involved in more than a fourteen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, which have received over a hundred reviews and the highest praise from some of the best-known publications such as Fanfare, American Record Guide, Downbeat, and MusicWeb International. These recordings include Schubert’s complete works for violin and piano (nominated as recording of the year by Musicweb International), an album with Cotik’s own arrangements of music by Piazzolla (described by the critics as “among the very best”), a solo CD that includes a world premiere recording of original works by Franz Schubert and an upcoming release of Mozart’s 16 sonatas on a 5 CD set. He has worked extensively with producers such as Blanton Alspaugh and Judith Sherman and also produced four recordings himself. Cotik has performed with several internationally prominent conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Valery Gergiev, Roberto Abbado, Yakov Kreizberg, Marin Alsop, Stephan Deneve, Roger Norrington, and Robert Spano in notable venues such as Carnegie Hall. Tomas Cotik has performed hundreds of recitals and chamber music concerts across the globe. Since 2011, he is a member the Cotik/Lin duo. He was also a member of the acclaimed Amernet, Delray, and Harrington string quartets. He was a rotating concertmaster with the New World Symphony and a leader with various other orchestras in the United States and abroad.

Tomas Cotik earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami. He holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Freiburg University of Music in Germany and an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He has worked closely with artists such as Joseph Kalichstein, Franklin Cohen and members of the Cleveland, Miami, Pro Arte, Vogler, Vermeer, Tokyo and Endellion string quartets.

Committed to passing on his passion for music, Dr. Tomas Cotik was appointed Assistant Professor of Violin at Portland State University in 2016. He previously taught at West Texas A&M University, Florida International University, and at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.

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