In each work the effect is of musical vitality bursting through precisely shaped traditional forms. Nothing here is new on disc…What makes this CD so admirable a Mysliveček display-case is the near-ideal stylistic balance achieved by the expert Czech period band on its own and accompanying the fine-grained (if perhaps small-scale) virtuosity of the Swiss baroque violinist Leila Schyegh.

Collegium 1704 exhibit the sensitivity and vivacity that has characterised their Zelenka explorations, while Leila Schayegh’s focused, vibrato-lite tone is ideal for these concertos…The music is worthwhile above all for its composer’s craftsmanship and offers a glimpse of what sort of sound Mozart would have had in his head as he embarked upon his own youthful violin concertos.

Leila Schayegh is the superb soloist, pure and conjuring palpable magic in the first movement of the E major, while casting a spell in the slow movement. In fact, the slow movements are the true achievements, while the finale of the Concerto in A major is of particular, folkish delight. The dynamic E-flat symphony is full of life and superbly realised by Prague- based authentic instrument Collegium 1704. There is a cleanliness to this music that seeks parallel with the music of J. C. Bach, while the Ouverture No. 2 has a richer sound due to subdivided violas. Fascinating, and well recorded.