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Grainger - Warriors, Holst - Planets - Gardiner

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Gardiner's classical and pre-classical exporations have, be necessity of style, set great store by rhythmic matters and what a boon they are in The Planets. Whilst listening I was trying to put my finger on exactly what it was about the performance that made it so fresh, so pristine. Not just the sound, for sure - but the rhythm. It's Gardiner's insistence upon precise articulations that keeps fleet-footed 'Mercury' so airborne, that brings the opening of 'Jupiter' into such sharp relief, that makes it shine all the brighter. Note the frolicsome high-woodwind counterpoints at around 1'57", or the whole passage from 4'42", the woodwinds again so alert, so characterful, the tricky brass tonguings at 4'52" (one of several such instances) so crispy negotiated. We've all heard those moments fail to achieve lift-off on account of lazy articulation. In that regard, 'Uranus' is a star turn.