Nikolaj Znaider’s follow-up to his disc of Mozart’s fourth and fifth violin concertos (5/18) is as enjoyable as its predecessor. While his is essentially an urbane view of these youthful concertos, he finds ample wit and colour in the Allegros: say, in the sly pianissimo opening of the first-movement development in No 1 or his sense of mischievous glee in the scampering finale, with dynamics and bow strokes inventively varied. Effective, too, is Znaider’s hushed, quizzical tone in the minor-key excursions at the centre of No 3’s opening movement, and his whimsical delicacy in the finale’s dancing 3/8 sections. As on his previous disc, he adds playful, spontaneous-sounding flourishes where Mozart invites them, and provides his own brief, smile-inducing cadenzas.

It’s always tricky to bring off the rather old-fashioned opening Allegro of No 2; and for all the poise and grace of his playing, I don’t think Znaider and the rather solid-sounding LSO quite avoid the danger of stiffness here. Turn to Giuliano Carmignola, with Abbado’s period- instrument Orchestra Mozart (Archiv, 9/08), and the movement immediately comes alive, with a lighter, springier tempo and phrasing that skips puckishly over the bar line. And other players, incuding Carmignola and Pekka Kuusisto (Ondine, 3/04), bring more demotic earthiness – even a touch of wildness – to the quasi-folk episode in No 3’s finale, where Znaider favours refinement over rusticity.

The three slow movements, eloquently phrased, gain from the mingled sweetness and warmth of Znaider’s 1741 Guarneri del Gesù, though the LSO’s contribution in K207 and K211 is slightly dogged, with an under-shaped bass line. Znaider’s rapt, withdrawn tone at the centre of K216’s Arcadian Adagio, pp shading to ppp, is a moment to savour. If other violinists, including the two mentioned above and Richard Tognetti (BIS, 2/11, A/11) are more naturally attuned to the teenage Mozart’s coltish, antic side, Znaider’s mingled elegance, colouristic subtlety and sheer tonal beauty should bring enduring rewards.