Fuliginosus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My wife and I danced to this at our wedding.

supersmashmike45 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is one of the greatest music works ever created. If your ears cannot listen this, it's because you dont have enough knowledge and sensitivity in this estetic form, it's not your fault, even for a professional musician iy's difficult to understand this kind of music. This is a Masterpiece.

robmassive (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Try writing something pretty and 'integrated' when you are in a prisoner of war camp, trying to portray the atrocities that happened there every day. I think that it's trying to show you a time and place which is disintegrated and nihilistic, and does so beautifully.

agriaoagriao (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

does anyone like spanish girls? that is really wierd but funny 1e

ornowhereisdark (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you ought to listen to the piece multiple times, paying attention to each individual instrument, then the cathexus that binds the entirety of the work together. Ear browsing is not appropriate for Messiaen; you will miss just about everything going on if you judge his work on a first time, superficial basis.

Agoniaxis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well, this piece is actually about what he heard at concentration camp early in the morning. I think that's why you can't hear any melody there. :)

ElJuapeador (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There is actually a lot of elaborate structure at work in this piece. Each instrument is operating on an entirely different level of time and pulse, so that the overall effect is that the sense of time has been suspended. What makes it great, in my opinion, is how well it does this. His harmonic style comes from the fact that he had synasthesia, meaning that when he heard sounds or harmonies, he would literally see a full spectrum of colors associated with each sound. But that's just me.

dunkelhaven (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is totally disintegrated and nihilistic.

murfkaka (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The music doesn't make any sense to my ears. The notes seems to be picked out of thin air and their is no harmony in the music whatsoever. I simply can't understand what is so great about it.

floorembden (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

exploration de couleurs et de formes nouvelles dès 1941 ! Prolongement et illustration des chemins de Messiaen sur le web : "site du partenariat radio classique messiaen" - (ouvrez la 2ème entrée pour lire le texte en supplément): une classe d'élèves de première explore très sensiblement cet univers singulier