 The first performance of the piece took place in Amsterdam on 26 June 1995 , as part of the Holland Festival ( Stockhausen 1996c , 216 ) . Despite its extremely unusual nature , the piece has been given several performances , including one on 22 August 2003 as part of the Salzburg Festival to open the Hangar @-@ 7 venue ( Stockhausen @-@ Verlag 2010 , 7 ) , and the German première on 17 June 2007 in Braunschweig as part of the Stadt der Wissenschaft 2007 Festival ( Stockhausen @-@ Stiftung 2007 ) . The work has also been recorded by the Arditti Quartet . 
