So that was a yes which premiered here in berlin in 2017 composed by Rebecca Saunders who has joined me in the studio welcome and thanks so much for being here. You talk about music having these physical and sensual presence. Sound is actually a material in your work how did you develop what i would call a sculptural approach to music its hard to say in a way but. With specialized. Specialized projects so i find it really fascinating to actually create an environment where the audience is inside the sound so often i missed. A lot of stage work so chamber website. Pieces but is fascinating to have the audience within the sound itself so i would have several pieces surrounding the audience and so you very part of the physical listening and performance situation so that piece that we just heard yes was inspired by the famous final chapter of James Joyces Ulysses the monologue of molly bloom this very life affirming monologue tell us whats going on there you know also in terms of this this spatial concept well have actually written 28 separate pieces of color according to a timeline so youve got 20 different positions in space and youve got musicians moving from one position to to another so youre really working with density and the sound is really moving diagonals within the architectural situation so its coming from behind me from the side from above for example so you really are within the sounds the sound is moving through you and beyond you and i think its very fascinating to be compelling this new situation i think when you can really follow how the sound is moving according to the architectural characteristics and amazingly despite this collage effect you give individual sounds their own space and even things like the intake of air or breath are are actually part of the score yes thats right well particularly in us because we do have a soprano but also several members of the ensemble and the conductor they also recital speak or sing so im sort of all different kinds of facets of money blues personality would have been sort of shot off in Different Directions but but yes i sensed a sense because there is a voice and there is a text which in a way is a thread that goes through the whole piece is that every breath every in break breath for every every every word every every every sound that the singer makes is of course meticulously notated so interesting now lets listen to another short sequence so that we can kind of experience a very different sonic landscape this is an excerpt very short one from bite. 1. 1 of. 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A composition for solo based flute as we saw opera beautifully performed by Helen Bledsoe who i think did the premiere in 2016 your music is of red but i think as one sees very demanding for the performers how is it you talked about the things being exactly notated how is it that you get exactly what you want and use this you know its so fascinating to work over many many years together with certain musicians with the flute tone with mark of blood on the on the trumpet or different musicians for different instruments new build up a long term working relationship really exploring experimenting with the instrument you soloists are extraordinary virtuosity brushless he kept performance and they have an extraordinary relationship with their instruments and think about it this almost like one of the most intimate relationships of their lives you know and i think its fascinating to study its to be inspired by it and to work with them one sounds might really find that in the performance situation when youre pushing musicians really to the edge theres an Extraordinary Energy that comes over in the performance situation and i like the emotionality of that situation and they feel theyre going beyond boundaries sometimes and sometimes you discover things that may not necessarily be want but thats nice you know always to be just that just only edge of something contributes to the tingle that you get now youre just quickly youre a recent winner of the answer from the mens prize thats considered the nobel prize for music and that means that you join the ranks of big names like Benjamin BrittenPierre Boulez daniel bonbon how did that make you feel it was rather overwhelming of course it was a big surprise indeed because im relatively young but of course it was a great honor and. But when it comes to working families i just just get on with it try to blend that out and not sort of be distracted by public attention with things like that nevertheless congratulations on that listing to distinction i know youre currently working on 3 different projects so we will look forward to hearing more from you in the future thank you so much. For coming in and joining the euro welcome back a stronger thank you. And there are a few landmarks that so perfectly encompass the essence of the place as the eiffel tower in paris for 128 years now its been the most distinctive feature of the parisian skyline and of course a key tourist attraction that draws millions every year and now the city is pouring 300000000. 00 euros into renovations that will take about 15 years to complete but happily with no interruptions to visitors. 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Well if like me you try to slack line there suspended between 2 trees then prepare to meet the master was a obvious tonia is what you call an extreme black line around among other feats he recently performed the worlds 1st ever backflip on a slack line so we paid him a visit. Its 9 in the morning in vazquez a village in south eastern a stone in. One of the worlds best slack liners its the start of a normal training day. I feel freedom. Ya know all the trains daily for up to 8 hours. Its likely and gives this feeling of some been impossible in the beginning but its quite easy to reach just by through practice. Every year it develops countless new moves in the slacklining scene hes known as the crazy is stoney and. His stance makes elements of break dance and classical dance. And sometimes he makes use of unusual props. Even madonna was impressed by his talent and tenacity and 2012 she hired then a 20 year old physics student for her m d n a world tour that brought him his big break as a professional slack liner more than i wanted actually to include into the upcoming tour and she wanted to select players so i was one of them. In iran in june 29th teen yana also took on a new challenge rather than performing tricks he balanced on a high line slack line tensioned at an extreme high. It took him 54 minutes to cover the one kilometer long stretch. During the one hour the wind changes sometimes i feel how the wind just leaves me up with a line or moves me to the side to the left to the right like 1015 meters i was exhausted by then. John can now earn a living from his daring maneuvers and signature tricks he makes about 30 appearances per year this time hes performing at a soccer stadium in the estonian city of paris know the audience follows his every move on the high line 30 meters above the ground its a real balancing act as he tackles strong gusts of wind. Like big emotion looking at it because look at the heights and and the way that that flame was going up and down it goes through the through the hole but they dont actually do this. Young bulls the plans to pursue his daily training and practicing tricks that fascinate everyone not just slacklining fans. Amazing and weve got no slack left at all and have to wrap up the show but hope to see you next time until then all the best care for lend act up i. Kick off. He was the pele from noise brandenburg. Shall leave. And the 960. 00 s. The summer stock to christine. 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