The 'Chinese symphony'!

[Pengelli]

Recently heard an old off air tape of Van Dieren's Chinese
symphony. Any one care for this composer,here?!!!

[Gareth Vaughan]

The Chinese Symphony is van Dieren's biggest work. I've never heard it (but would like to very much) nor seen a score. Van Dieren was an adventurous composer; I enjoy some of his music (not that I've been able to access much) but some of it leaves me cold, particularly some of his experimental and rather cryptic piano pieces.

[Pengelli]

It is on the internet somewhere,apparently!!!!! A curious
figure. I'm suprised the cd revivals haven't got to him.

[Pengelli]

Like a very astringent version of late Mahler or the Lyric
symphony by zemlinsky.