The latest instalment from baroque ensemble La Serenissima. Often compared to Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini was a famous virtuoso violinist and highly respected teacher, and is best known for the sonata “Il Trillo del Diavolo” (The Devil’s Trill) which is legendary for both its story and for its fiendish level of technical wizardry.
“Chandler is a highly-skilled violinist, who delivers technically perfect performances. That’s not all; he fully explores the lyrical qualities of these pieces, and demonstrates that they deserve more attention than they are getting to date. Thanks to him and his colleagues in his ensemble La Serenissima, this disc is a meaningful addition to the Tartini discography.” – MusicWeb International
★★★★1/2 star Performance, ★★★★★ Recording “Technically everything runs like clockwork, musically it is the inner calm, the clean structure and the cantabile nature of his playing that are particularly convincing. In this way he does full justice to the seriousness of Tartini’s music.” – FONO FORUM
★★★★★ Performance ★★★★★ Recording “Impeccable technique. The recording sound is simply superb.” – BBC Music Magazine
“What a treat this is. Chandler doesn’t just sound on top of it, but actually in his comfort zone. His Devil’s Trill is dazzling: crisply articulated, smack bang in tune, theatrically multi-voiced, and with all manner of different shades and colours.” – Gramophone