Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie Mvt. 5

Olivier Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie (1948) Mvt. 5
Orchestre de lOpera Bastille, dir. Myung-Whun chung, soloists: Yvonne Loriod - piano, Jeanne Loriod Ondes Martenot
Messiaen wrote the following words about this recording of Turangalila-Symphonie: After hearing around two hundred performances of this work, some small changes have been suggested to me. The magnificent version of Turangalila-Symphonie that has now been achieved by Myung-Whun Chung takes account of these modifications, and answers perfectly to all my desires. These are the correct tempos, the correct dynamics, the right feelings and the right joy! Coming after the many excellent interpretations that we already know, this new version, superb from every point of view, can be considered henceforth the definitive account.

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[NGS712]

My favorite movement.

[KostyaCreepY]

God, I LOVE this symphony!

[darkthunderz13]

@MusicaRicercata The part you're thinking of is not the love theme. The love theme starts by going up a major 6th and contains leaps up and down of over an octave, while the part at 0:47 doesn't contain any such intervals. Also, the love theme has a very complicated harmony, and the part you mentioned is just strings in octaves. The love theme can be heard in a fast and unmetered form around the same time into the finale. Hope this clears up your misconception

[NewMusicXX]

The analysis is Messiaen's. He provided a movement by movement explanation which was reprinted in the CD booklet. I typed in what he said. Maybe he didn't feel it necessary to mention every detail, but only the motives of primary importance to the movement.