Dag Wiren Archive

DAG WIREN: Symphony No. 3 – Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba – Chandos 

DAG WIREN: Symphony No. 3 – Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba – Chandos 

Tuneful and entertaining 20th century orchestral music from a notable Swedish composer. DAG WIREN: Symphony No. 3—Sinfonietta—Serenade for Strings—Divertimento—Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba –  Chandos, 70:18 [Dist. by Naxos] ****: At the young age of 22, the Swedish composer Dag Wiren (1905-1986) went to a performance of Honegger’s oratorio Le Roi David at the Stockholm opera. […]

DOHNANYI: Serenade for String Trio; String Quartet; Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, and String Trio – The Nash Ensemble – Hyperion 

DOHNANYI: Serenade for String Trio; String Quartet; Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, and String Trio – The Nash Ensemble – Hyperion 

The Nash Ensemble thoroughly beguiles us in diverse chamber works by Ernst von Dohnanyi. DOHNANYI: Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10; String Quartet No. 3 in A minor, Op. 33; Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, and String Trio, Op. 37 – The Nash Ensemble – Hyperion CDA68215, 76:08 (6/1/18) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****:   […]