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"Rooted in my year of intensive study of klezmer composition and Iranian setar-playing," said Ravaie, "the violin part shifts between brisk klezmer-style passagework and lavish Persian improvisations." Violinist Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, who both plays and moves beautifully, showcases the wonderful nuances within the work. In fact, she created some of the ornamentation, which Ravaei wove into the score.
“As ingenious as Tadić is, what makes Luka special is the contribution of Yvette, who with her violin brings the spirit of gypsy, even klezmer music, melancholy Americana as well as the playfulness of John Zorn's daring acoustic projects. Somewhat unexpectedly, the album, which could have sounded safe and familiar, catapulted into one of the safe contenders for the high places of this year's list of the best domestic and regional albums."
"[Yvette's] latest EP 'Open It Up' brings an experimental, classically inflected approach to folk/pop. The songs on this EP are lushly orchestrated, often with Yvette's violin or vocal harmonies at the front of the deep arrangements. The melodies are winding and unexpected but they float on top of a jazzy rhythm section. Not similar to much ... it has to speak for itself."
—the modern folk music of america
“The cast of twelve performers are entertaining to watch as they transform from musicians into many different characters... including Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth (an incredible violinist and vocalist)..."
—Shari Barrett, Broadway World Los Angeles
"Ali, ako mene pitate, pobjednica večeri bila je Yvette koja je ukrala show u svakoj pjesmi u kojoj je sudjelovala. Taj njezin stil sviranja violine – nenametljiv ali izražajan, bez želje da se gura u prvi plan a opet nekako uvijek završi tamo – digao je sve skladbe u kojima je sudjelovala u stratosferu."
"But, if you ask me, the winner of the evening was Yvette, who stole the show in every song she participated in. Her style of playing the violin – unobtrusive but expressive, without the desire to push herself to the forefront and yet somehow always ending up there – lifted all the songs she participated in to the stratosphere."
—zlihadzoponovojase.wordpress.com
"Tadić je ostvario sjajnu suradnju s Yvette, koja mu savršeno odgovara po glazbenom svjetonazoru. Osim toga, fascinantno je kako je Amerikanka uspjela uhvatiti duh balkanske glazbe, ne samo na tehničkoj tazini i interpretaciji melodija, već je usvojila izvorni feeling."
"Tadićeva autorska ‘Happy 13’ kao razrada teme ‘Postupano oro’ baš kao i dramatični ‘Rustemul’ temeljen na rumunjskom plesu, imaju zanimljivu notu medievalnosti u kojima neko vremešno rockersko uho može pronaći i bliske rođačke veze s perjanicima britanskog folk-rocka šezdesetih ali i ‘tadićevski’ rukopis nadahnut flamencom te – uvjetno rečeno – gypsy stilistiku u izvrsnim violinskim dionicama maestralne Yvette."