#MusicSky
Completed in 1948, Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie is thrilling and huge with lots of exotic instruments. The composer described it as "a love song, a hymn to joy."
He nailed it.
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie (Rattle / LSO) youtu.be/jCu1KMB6m-U?... via @YouTube
Completed in 1948, Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie is thrilling and huge with lots of exotic instruments. The composer described it as "a love song, a hymn to joy."
He nailed it.
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie (Rattle / LSO) youtu.be/jCu1KMB6m-U?... via @YouTube
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie (Rattle / LSO)
YouTube video by dnltz
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July 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#MusicSky
Completed in 1948, Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie is thrilling and huge with lots of exotic instruments. The composer described it as "a love song, a hymn to joy."
He nailed it.
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie (Rattle / LSO) youtu.be/jCu1KMB6m-U?... via @YouTube
Completed in 1948, Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie is thrilling and huge with lots of exotic instruments. The composer described it as "a love song, a hymn to joy."
He nailed it.
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie (Rattle / LSO) youtu.be/jCu1KMB6m-U?... via @YouTube
not Turangalîla winning a Grammy!
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM
not Turangalîla winning a Grammy!
#NowPlaying
Olivier Messiaen - Turangalila Symphonie
Olivier Messiaen - Turangalila Symphonie
August 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
#NowPlaying
Olivier Messiaen - Turangalila Symphonie
Olivier Messiaen - Turangalila Symphonie
Turangalila; Av. del Mestre Rodrigo, 13, Campanar, 46015 València, Valencia, Spain https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.477386%2C-0.3978704&query_place_id=ChIJ7WoiZWZPYA0Raa1bEJzW1Ug
August 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Turangalila; Av. del Mestre Rodrigo, 13, Campanar, 46015 València, Valencia, Spain https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.477386%2C-0.3978704&query_place_id=ChIJ7WoiZWZPYA0Raa1bEJzW1Ug
"April" (1929) by Katharine Lane Weems, in Boston's Symphony Hall (@prokocat.bsky.social and I are here for Messiaen's Turangalîla, so this is just a serendipitous bonus goat) 🐐🎶
April 11, 2024 at 11:22 PM
"April" (1929) by Katharine Lane Weems, in Boston's Symphony Hall (@prokocat.bsky.social and I are here for Messiaen's Turangalîla, so this is just a serendipitous bonus goat) 🐐🎶
I am SO EXCITED about experiencing Turangalila Symphony again tomorrow, at Southbank Centre. The whole day will be IN CAPITALS.
April 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I am SO EXCITED about experiencing Turangalila Symphony again tomorrow, at Southbank Centre. The whole day will be IN CAPITALS.
New musical discovery, now I just want to sit home all day and listen up this cat.
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
Messiaen - Turangalila-symphonie (Dudamel, OSSBdV, Wang, Millar)
YouTube video by hotdogfalo
youtu.be
August 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
New musical discovery, now I just want to sit home all day and listen up this cat.
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
#nowplaying
My favourite Turangalîla Symphony.
My favourite Turangalîla Symphony.
May 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#nowplaying
My favourite Turangalîla Symphony.
My favourite Turangalîla Symphony.
Studying a particular section in Messiaen’s Turangalila and a woodpigeon’s just started singing along in time, like it knew.
April 30, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Studying a particular section in Messiaen’s Turangalila and a woodpigeon’s just started singing along in time, like it knew.
Olivier Messiaen and Leonard Bernstein confer at a 1949 Boston Symphony Orchestra rehearsal for the premiere of the Turangalîla-symphonie.
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Olivier Messiaen and Leonard Bernstein confer at a 1949 Boston Symphony Orchestra rehearsal for the premiere of the Turangalîla-symphonie.
The only guidance I’m gonna provide is that this isn’t baby music:
Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony - Antoni Wit - YouTube
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July 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The only guidance I’m gonna provide is that this isn’t baby music:
My selection for the #Grammys2026 Award for 'Best Orchestral Performance' is Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie with the Boston SO conducted by Andris Nelsons. Soloists: Yuja Wang (piano) Cécile Lartigau (Ondes Martenot)
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #NowSpinning
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #NowSpinning
Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons - Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Listen to Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie on TIDAL
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January 29, 2026 at 5:40 AM
My selection for the #Grammys2026 Award for 'Best Orchestral Performance' is Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie with the Boston SO conducted by Andris Nelsons. Soloists: Yuja Wang (piano) Cécile Lartigau (Ondes Martenot)
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #NowSpinning
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #NowSpinning
turangalîla-symphonie (nightcore remix)
April 23, 2024 at 8:08 PM
turangalîla-symphonie (nightcore remix)
I sampled one, with good results. The Ice Tower (pictured) was beautiful (even if the climactic turns fell a bit flat).
I kept thinking, “The composer clearly knows his Turangalila”, and the credits revealed it was, in fact, Turangalila
I kept thinking, “The composer clearly knows his Turangalila”, and the credits revealed it was, in fact, Turangalila
Is anything going to come out in the remaining 31 days of 2025 to make me add to the list?
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2025 - The Best Films, no particular order
A list of 12 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Ice Tower (2025), Celtic Utopia (2025), One Battle After Another (2025), Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025) and Cloud (20...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I sampled one, with good results. The Ice Tower (pictured) was beautiful (even if the climactic turns fell a bit flat).
I kept thinking, “The composer clearly knows his Turangalila”, and the credits revealed it was, in fact, Turangalila
I kept thinking, “The composer clearly knows his Turangalila”, and the credits revealed it was, in fact, Turangalila
Messiaen's Turangalîla (cosmic play & love) -Symphony is massive and modern. It's "big, brash, erotic, excessive with logical dissonances and is intensely melodic." Enjoy this French masterpiece.
hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi youtu.be/eCO7le_6LzU?... via @YouTube
hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi youtu.be/eCO7le_6LzU?... via @YouTube
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi
YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Messiaen's Turangalîla (cosmic play & love) -Symphony is massive and modern. It's "big, brash, erotic, excessive with logical dissonances and is intensely melodic." Enjoy this French masterpiece.
hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi youtu.be/eCO7le_6LzU?... via @YouTube
hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi youtu.be/eCO7le_6LzU?... via @YouTube
Σε προηγούμενα επεισόδια: η μεγαλοπρεπής Τουρανγκαλίλα
Messiaen - TURANGALILA SYMPHONIE youtu.be/8PjyCpRKDrk?...
via @YouTube
Messiaen - TURANGALILA SYMPHONIE youtu.be/8PjyCpRKDrk?...
via @YouTube
Messiaen - TURANGALILA SYMPHONIE
YouTube video by orangejamtw
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Σε προηγούμενα επεισόδια: η μεγαλοπρεπής Τουρανγκαλίλα
Messiaen - TURANGALILA SYMPHONIE youtu.be/8PjyCpRKDrk?...
via @YouTube
Messiaen - TURANGALILA SYMPHONIE youtu.be/8PjyCpRKDrk?...
via @YouTube
I think I'm going to try Messiaen's Turangalila
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
Messiaen - Turangalila-symphonie (Dudamel, OSSBdV, Wang, Millar)
YouTube video by hotdogfalo
youtu.be
March 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I think I'm going to try Messiaen's Turangalila
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
youtu.be/xOnZ1-sOCwo?...
MY TUUURN
1. Rautavaara 7
2. Prokofiev 5
3. Shostakovich 15
4. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
5. Mahler 1
1. Rautavaara 7
2. Prokofiev 5
3. Shostakovich 15
4. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
5. Mahler 1
Five symphonies to get to know me:
1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
2. Haydn: Symphony No. 86
3. Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
4. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9
5. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar"
What would you choose?
1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
2. Haydn: Symphony No. 86
3. Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
4. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9
5. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar"
What would you choose?
Five symphonies to get to know me
Five symphonies to get to know me · Playlist · 23 songs
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October 11, 2023 at 12:21 PM
MY TUUURN
1. Rautavaara 7
2. Prokofiev 5
3. Shostakovich 15
4. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
5. Mahler 1
1. Rautavaara 7
2. Prokofiev 5
3. Shostakovich 15
4. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
5. Mahler 1
Messiaen was *cooking* with his Turangalîla symphony
September 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Messiaen was *cooking* with his Turangalîla symphony
Whoa.
Composer Olivier Messiaen had a piece called Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Pronounced “Turanga Leela.”
Composer Olivier Messiaen had a piece called Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Pronounced “Turanga Leela.”
March 19, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Whoa.
Composer Olivier Messiaen had a piece called Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Pronounced “Turanga Leela.”
Composer Olivier Messiaen had a piece called Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Pronounced “Turanga Leela.”
The carnal and the divine: a thrilling performance of Messiaen's Turangalîla by the Brighton Philharmonic under Joanna MacGregor to mark the orchestra's centenary.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
Brighton Philharmonic/MacGregor review – compelling Messiaen played with panache
The orchestra marked its centenary in style with a superbly articulated performance of the Turangalîla Symphony that captured the emotional immediacy
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The carnal and the divine: a thrilling performance of Messiaen's Turangalîla by the Brighton Philharmonic under Joanna MacGregor to mark the orchestra's centenary.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
Most blisteringly exciting Turangalila on disc.
February 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Most blisteringly exciting Turangalila on disc.
We're being fancy tonight
August 18, 2023 at 8:54 PM
We're being fancy tonight
Tonight's outing: Turangalîla-symphonie at Boston Symphony with Yuja Wang and led by Andris Nelsons. My first ever Turangalîla and it's a bit overwhelming!
April 12, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Tonight's outing: Turangalîla-symphonie at Boston Symphony with Yuja Wang and led by Andris Nelsons. My first ever Turangalîla and it's a bit overwhelming!