Violin Concerto (Wirén)
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| Violin Concerto | |
|---|---|
| by Dag Wirén | |
 The composer | |
| Opus | 23 |
| Composed | 1945–1946 |
| Publisher | Gehrmans Musikförlag (1948) |
| Duration | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 10 April 1947 |
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Conductor | Clarence Raybould |
| Performers | Gothenburg Orchestral Society Otto Kyndel |
The Violin Concerto, Op. 23, is a three-movement concertante composition for violin and orchestra written from 1945 to 1946 by the Swedish composer Dag Wirén. The piece premiered on 10 April 1947 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Clarence Raybould conducting the Gothenburg Orchestral Society; the soloist was the Swedish violinist Otto Kyndel.[1] The Violin Concerto is a rare example of Wirén—the idiom of whom was primarily neo-classical—embracing a "full-blooded" neo-romantic style; it is, with its "greater depth of expression, ... in the spirit of" Jean Sibelius.[2] In a 1979 radio interview, Wirén characterized the Violin Concerto as one of the best pieces he had composed[2]
The Violin Concerto is in three movements. They are as follows:[1]
- Allegro moderato, ma inquieto
- Andante espressivo
- Allegro molto
