An obvious first choice

How to describe my feelings having just heard two performances and the recording of the Turangalîla Symphonie, conducted by the inspired Myung-Whun Chung?

At the moment, in association with the publishing house of Durand, I am preparing a new edition of the Turangalîla-Symphonie to include some small changes that have been suggested to me by my hearing around two hundred performances of the work, in different cities and different countries. The magnificent version of the Turangalîla-Symphonie that has been now been achieved by Myung-Whun Chung, by the two soloists Yvonne Loriod and Jeanne Loriod, and by the Bastille Opera Orchestra, 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.

Olivier Messiaen