Turangalila was written in 1948. It is a strange tonal and spiritual phenomenon to come out of such a time. This was the voice of the times, not faith, joy and light. Turangalila came about. A new affirmation was created in which Pierre Boulez and his music were beside Messiaen.
Real sound is quite as capable of disappearing as countries, currencies and races.
There could be no proof of Bach or Turangalila at all. It therefore needs all the faith of this assertive pantomimic music to keep the sound ducts open. Already Turangalila seems of another age. It is like an old fashioned piano concerto in the style of Tchaikovski or Rachmaninov. These works are devilish to play but run through only three movements.