The Devil’s Trill was named "Chamber Disc of the Month" by BBC Music Magazine and "Classical CD of the Week" by the Sunday Times when it was released in 2008. The album has been re-issued as part of the ECHO series by Linn which gives listeners a second chance to enjoy the best of the label’s catalogue.

This recording presents programmatic sonatas by Italian composer Giuseppe Tartini. The most famous of these is quite possibly the Devil’s Trill Sonata, after which the album is named.

A sonata by Frencesco Maria Veracini, a fellow violinist and composer, is also included. Veracini’s virtuosic playing was a major influence on a young Tartini.

The Palladian Ensemble are winners of the prestigious Diapason d’Or Award on five different occasions.

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Reviews:

This is clever programming, for while Tartini's music is undoubtedly difficult, the jittery virtuosity of the Veracini throws into relief its melodic grace and refinement.

Rodolfo Richter is a perfect violinist for this music, a player whose rock-solid technique, shining liquid tone and easy bowing allow him a rhythmic and lyrical freedom that really does seem to make his instrument sing.

As one might expect from the Palladians, the continuo-playing is of a high order, imaginative but never clamoring for attention. An excellent introduction to Tartini's world, presented with warmth and affection.

– Gramophone

There are, of course, other excellent interpretations of these pieces - such as Andrew Manze's Tartini (on Harmonia Mundi), The Locatelli Trio's Tartini (on Hyperion) and John Holloway's Veracini (on ECM). But the Palladians stand up pretty well to any of these comparisons. If you have no recordings of ‘Il trillo del Diavolo' and ‘Didone abbandonata' these are amongst the most attractive candidates for purchase. They can also be warmly recommended to those who want to hear more than one intelligent and sensitive performance of this fascinating music. The recorded sound is as good as one now expects from Linn.

– MusicWeb International