Dag Wiren

Short bio Dag Wiren

Birthday: 1905 in Stridsberg

Died: 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden

Active: 1930s - 1970s

Genre: Classical

Period: Modern

Full biography Dag Wiren

Dag Ivar Wirén was a prominent Swedish composer known for his contributions to 20th century music. His career spanned six decades, starting in the 1920s with his earliest pieces and lasting until his death in 1986. Wirén is most well-known for his symphonies and string quartets, having left behind five symphonies and four string quartets.

Wirén was a versatile composer who was able to write music that was both listener-friendly and critically acclaimed. Some of his most well-known works include the Serenade for Strings, op. 11, which is a light and melodic composition that has become a staple of chamber orchestra repertoire. He was also known for his string quartets, which are refined and expressive pieces that showcase Wirén's skill as a composer.

In addition to his work as a composer, Wirén was also a music critic and journalist. He wrote for Svenska Morgonblader and was known for his critiques of contemporary music. His background as a critic may have influenced his own compositions, as he was always searching for new and innovative ways to write music.

Despite his success as a composer and critic, Wirén remained humble and dedicated to his craft throughout his life. He was proficient on the organ, but never developed enough interest to write for the instrument. Instead, he focused on composing orchestral and chamber music that would entertain and please his listeners. Today, his music remains a beloved part of the classical music repertoire and continues to inspire new generations of composers.

Compositions featuring Dag Wiren

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Quintet for winds, Op. 42	13:10 min	Chamber Music	1971
2	Little Suite, for piano	8:32 min	Keyboard	1971
3	String Quartet No. 5, Op. 41	13:15 min	Chamber Music	1969
4	Music for string orchestra, Op. 40		Orchestral	1966
5	To the Sea (Till havet), for chorus (Sea Poem No. 2), Op. 37/2	1:17 min	Choral	1963
6	The Sea (Sommerdag), for chorus (Sea Poem No. 3), Op. 37/3	1:51 min	Choral	1963
7	Summer Day (Havet), for chorus (Sea Poem No. 1), Op. 37/1	2:02 min	Choral	1963
8	Improvisations, for piano, Op. 35	10:30 min	Keyboard	1959
9	Divertimento, Op. 29	12:15 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1957
10	String Quartet No. 4	18:32 min	Chamber Music	1952
11	Symphony No. 4, Op. 27	18:35 min	Symphony	1951
12	Sonatina for piano, Op. 25	7:04 min	Keyboard	1950
13	Piano Concerto, Op. 26	19:05 min	Concerto	1950
14	Violin Concerto, Op. 23	20:42 min	Concerto	1945
15	Ironiska Smastycken (Ironical Miniatures), for piano, Op. 19	8:27 min	Keyboard	1942
16	String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 18	19:34 min	Chamber Music	1941
17	Sonatina for violin & piano, Op. 15	11:00 min	Chamber Music	1939
18	If To Your Bed (Om till din bädd), for voice & piano (Songs from Hösthorm No. 2), Op. 13/2	2:26 min	Vocal Music	1938
19	An Autumn's Evening" (En höstens kväll), for voice & piano (Songs from Hösthorm No. 1), Op. 13/1	1:47 min	Vocal Music	1938
20	Serenade for strings, Op. 11	14:36 min	Chamber Music	1937
21	Cello Concerto, Op. 10	16:43 min	Concerto	1936
22	String Quartet No. 2, Op. 9	18:37 min	Chamber Music	1935
23	Suite miniature, for violin & piano, Op. 8a	5:51 min	Chamber Music	1934
24	Sinfonietta in C major, Op. 7a	17:16 min	Orchestral	1933
25	Sonatina for cello & piano, Op. 1	7:45 min	Chamber Music	1933
26	Suite miniature, for cello & piano, Op. 8b	7:50 min	Chamber Music	1933
27	Theme with variations, for piano, Op. 5	11:52 min	Keyboard	1933
28	Concert Overture No. 1, Op. 2	7:50 min	Orchestral	-
29	Triptych, Op. 33	11:16 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
30	Concert Overture No. 2, Op. 16	4:57 min	Orchestral	-
31	Flute Concerto, Op. 44	12:24 min	Concerto	-
32	Symphony No. 5, Op. 38	22:37 min	Symphony	-
33	Oscarsbalen, ballet suite, Op. 24a	15:28 min	Orchestral	-
34	Symphony No. 3, Op. 20	23:29 min		-
35	Symphony No. 2, Op. 14	30:30 min		-
36	Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 6	15:43 min	Chamber Music	-
37	Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 36	18:56 min	Chamber Music	-
38	Plats på scenen, Op. 32	25:59 min	Orchestral	-
39	Romantic Suite, for orchestra, Op. 22	10:59 min	Orchestral	-

Albums featuring Dag Wiren

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Dag Wirén, Wirén Quartet – String Quartets 2-5(CD, Album)	2018	Naxos
2	Atterberg ∙ Wirén ∙ Sibelius ∙ Bræin ∙ Halvorsen ∙ Svendsen ∙ Sinding ∙ Bull ∙ Alm, LGT Young Soloists, Alexander Gilman – Nordic Dream (Works For String Orchestra)(CD, )	2018	RCA Red Seal
3	Vintage Wirén(CD, Album)	2005	Caprice Records
4	Dag Wirén - Lysell Quartet – String Quartets 2-5(CD, Album)	2005	Daphne Records
5	Sinfonietta Op. 7A / Cello Concerto Op. 10 / Romantic Suite Op. 22 From Merchant Of Venice / Symphony No. 3(CD, Album)	2001	Phono Suecia
6	Dag Wirén - Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard – Symphonies 2 & 3 - Concert Overtures	2000	cpo
7	Gyckeldans(CD, Album)	1999	Nosag Records
8	Dag Wirén - Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard – Symphonies 4 & 5 - Oscarsbalen Ballet Suite(CD, Album, Stereo)	1998	cpo
9	Prokofiev • Grieg • Wirén • English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary – Classical Symphony • Holberg Suite • Serenade(CD, Compilation)	1996	Vanguard Classics
10	Antonín Dvořák, Dag Wirén, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sir Edward Elgar, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean Sibelius – SERENADES(2×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo)	1996	Seraphim
11	Serenade For Strings / Cello Concerto / Divertimento / Piano Concerto(CD, Album)	1996	Caprice Records
12	Dag Wirén - Stefan Bojsten / Torleif Thedéen / Christina Högman / Jubilate Choir / Astrid Riska – Chamber Music, Volume 2(CD, Album, Stereo)	1996	BIS
13	Sibelius / Nielsen / Grieg / Wiren – The Swan Of Tuonela / Helios Overture / Holberg Suite / Serenade(CD, Compilation, Remastered)	1995	IMP Classics
14	Dag Wiren, Edvard Grieg, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra – Serenade For Strings/Holberg Suite/The Last Spring/Simple Symphony(CD, Compilation)	1995	Vanguard Classics
15	CCS #21(CD, Album)	1993	Caprice Records
16	Dag Wirén - Stockholm Arts Trio – Chamber Music - Trio No.1, Op.6 - Trio No.2, Op.36 - Sonatina For Violin And Piano, Op.15 - Ironical Miniatures, Op.19(CD, Album, Stereo)	1993	BIS
17	The Lindsays / Dag Wirén / André Tchaikovsky / Hugh Wood / Samuel Barber / Peter Cropper - Ronald Birks - Robin Ireland - Roger Bigley - Bernard Gregor-Smith – The Lindsays(CD, Album)	1992	ASV Digital
18	Dag Wirén, Bo Linde, Daniel Börtz – Swedish String Quartets	1991	Phono Suecia
19	Guildhall String Ensemble, Grieg ∙ Nielsen ∙ Sibelius ∙ Wirén – Scandinavian Suite(CD, Stereo)	1991	RCA Red Seal
20	Hugo Alfvén, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Dag Wirén, Otto Lindblad, August Söderman, Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stig Westerberg – Swedish Highlights(CD, Album)	1990	Caprice Records
21	Dag Wirén, Nils-Erik Sparf, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Jan-Olav Wedin, The Stockholm Wind Quintet, The Saulesco Quartet – Violin Concerto / Triptych / Wind Quintet Op 42 / String Quartet No 5 Op 41(CD, Comp	1990	Caprice Records
22	Wirén, Larsson, Söderlundh, Lidholm – The Stockholm Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen – A Swedish Serenade(CD, )	1989	Musical Heritage Society
23	Aaron Copland, Dag Wirén, Carl Nielsen, The Antwerp Symphonia, Walter Proost – Appalachian Spring - Serenade Op.11 - Little Suite(CD, Album)	1989	Courante Productions - Europ
24	Serenade / Sinfonietta / Symphony No. 4 / Music For Strings(CD, Album)	1988	Swedish Society Discofil
25	Stockholms Blåsarkvintett, Lars-Erik Larsson / Dag Wirén / Jan W. Morthenson / Anders Eliasson (2) – Stockholms Blåsarkvintett(LP, Album, Stereo)	1986	Caprice Records
26	Hugo Alfvén, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Dag Wirén, Otto Lindblad, August Söderman, Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stig Westerberg – Swedish Highlights(CD, Album)	1986	Caprice Records
27	Richard Strauss / Dag Wirén - National Arts Center Orchestra Of Canada, Eduardo Mata – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite / Serenade For String Orchestra	1985	RCA
28	Josef Mysliveček, Dag Wirén, Olof Gullberg, Karel Sneberger, Örebro Chamber Orchestra, František Vajnar – Mysliveček, Wirén, Gullberg(LP, Stereo)	1983	Bluebell Of Sweden
29	Dag Wirén, Freskkvartetten – String Quartets No. 3 & No. 4(LP)	1983	Phono Suecia
30	Jan Carlstedt / Dag Wirén – Stråkkvartett Nr 1 / Sonatin Op 15 / Triptyk Op 33(LP, Album, Stereo)	1982	Caprice Records
31	Nielsen / Wirén / Gade - RIAS Sinfonietta / Jiří Stárek (2) – Romantische Suiten und Serenaden aus Schweden und Dänemark(LP)	1980	Schwann Musica Mundi
32	Scottish Baroque Ensemble Directed By Leonard Friedman, Grieg / Sibelius / Wiren / Nielsen – Scandinavian Serenade(LP, Album, Stereo)	1978	CRD Records
33	Lars-Erik Larsson, Dag Wirén, Lennart Hedwall, Erland Von Koch, Örebro Kammarorkester – Örebro Kammarorkester(LP)	1973	Swedish Society Discofil
34	Saulescokvartetten, Sjostakovitj / Welin / Wiren – Saulescokvartetten	1971	Caprice Records
35	Grieg, Wiren, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary – Holberg Suite, Op. 40 · Last Spring, Op. 34 No. 2 · Serenade For Strings, Op. 11	1969	Vanguard
36	Roland Bengtsson, Johan Wikmanson, Per Brahe, Dag Wirén – Roland Bengtsson Spelar Johan Wikmansons Sonatine(LP, Album)	1965	Swedish Society Discofil
37	Kurt Atterberg, Gunnar de Frumerie, Dag Wirén - Radioorkestern, Stig Westerberg – Svit För Violin, Viola Och Stråkorkester / Pastoralsvit / Sinfonietta	1965	Swedish Society Discofil
38	Lars-Erik Larsson, Dag Wirén - Stockholms Symfoniorkester, Stig Westerberg – Pastoralsvit Op. 19 Liten Marsch Serenad För Stråkorkester, Op.11	1960	Barben Records
39	Dag Wirén / Bo Nilsson / Sven-Erik Bäck / Ingvar Lidholm – Ny Svensk Kammarmusik(LP, Album)	1960	Sveriges Radio
40	Lars-Erik Larsson, Dag Wirén - Stockholms Symfoniorkester, Stig Westerberg – Pastoralsvit Op. 19 Liten Marsch Serenad För Stråkorkester, Op.11	1960	Barben Records
41	Dag Wirén - Stig Westerberg, Stockholm Radio Orchestra – Serenade For Strings	1960	Decca
42	Dag Wirén, Sven-Erik Bäck, Karl-Birger Blomdahl – Symfoni Nr 4 / Sinfonia Da Camera / Danssvit Nr 2(LP, Album)	1956	Swedish Society Discofil
43	Dag Wirén, Lars-Erik Larsson, Stig Westerberg, The Stockholm Radio Orchestra – Serenade For Strings, Op. 11 / Pastoral Suite, Op. 19	1953	Decca
44	Dag Wiren / Hilding Rosenberg – Symphony No. 4, Op. 27 / Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia Grave)(LP, Stereo)	-	Turnabout
45	Blomdahl / Eklund / Wirén – Facetter / Musik För Orkester / Symfoni Nr 4(LP, Album)	-	Swedish Society Discofil
46	Edvard Grieg / Dag Wirén / Carl Nielsen / Paul Tortelier, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra / Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta – Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies(LP, Compilation, Stereo)	-	Angel Records
47	Louis Kaufman, Martinů / Wirén – The Kaufman Legacy (Vol.1)(LP, Compilation, Mono)	-	Masters of the Bow