In his early years Adolf Wiklund was influenced by Stenhammar and this reflects in his musical compositions. (Wiklund also used to be a pupil of Stenhammars.) This makes Adolf Wiklund an important link between 19th and 20th century music in Sweden.

For a long period of time Adolf Wiklund was one of this countrys most prominent conductors. Between the years 1911 and 1924 he was engaged by Kungliga teatern (the royal company theatre) and later on by Stockholm philharmonic society (1925-28). Wiklund was also a very accomplished pianist. An extrovert and romantic style mark his music. Apart from a violin sonata and a few songs Wiklunds musical production is made up of orchestral works which are characterised by a nuanced and picturesque sound. Among the more familiar of his works are the tone-poem Sommarnatt och soluppgång (summer night and sunrise) and Tre stycken för stråkorkester och harpa (three pieces for string band and harp).

Wiklund wrote his one single symphony between the years 1921 and 1922, to some extent influenced by Sibelius. Even if Adolf Wiklund himself was not completely satisfied with the symphony it is nevertheless regarded as one of the more significant symphonies to have been written in the 1920s. However, it is probably Wiklunds piano concerto no 2 in B minor that has received greatest response. During the 30s and 40s it played an important part in the Swedish musical repertoire.

Muscial works 

Tre pianostycken Op 3
Intermezzi för piano Op 8
Fyra Lieder Op 9
Konsertstycke för piano och orkester (1902)
Första pianokonserten (1906)
Andra pianokonserten Op 17 (1917)
Tondikten Sommarnatt och soluppgång (1918)
Symfonin Op 20 (1922)
Tre stycken för orkester och harpa (1924)
Liten svit (1928)

  My favourites:
Piano concerto no 2 in B minor
(It has been recorded by the legendary Swedish pianist Greta Erikson.)