Jaan Rääts (15 October 1932 – 25 December 2020
) was an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n composer who worked extensively on Estonian
film scores
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...
of the 1960s and 1970s.
He was born in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
and became a member of the Estonian Composers' Union in 1957.
Compositions
Piano
* Sonata No. 1, Op. 11 No. 1 (1959)
* Sonata No. 2, Op. 11 No. 2 (1959)
* Sonata No. 3, Op. 11 No. 3 (1959)
* Sonata No. 4, Op. 36 "Quasi Beatles" (1969)
* Sonata No. 5, Op. 55
* Sonata No. 6, Op. 57
* Sonata No. 7, Op. 61
* Sonata No. 8, Op. 64
* Sonata No. 9, Op. 76 (1985, rev. 2014)
* Sonata No. 10, Op. 114 (2000, rev. 2014)
* 24 Preludes for piano, Op. 33 (1968)
* 24 Bagatelles for piano, Op. 50
* 24 prelüüdi eesti rahvaviisidele
4 Estonian Preludesfor piano, Op. 60 (1977)
* 24 Marginalia for piano, Op. 65 (1982)
* 24 Estonian Preludes for piano, Op. 80
* 24 Estonian Preludes for piano, Op. 83
* 4 for piano, Op. 125
* Prelüüd for piano, Op. 128 (2014)
Two pianos
* 24 marginalia, for 2 pianos, Op. 68
* Sonata for 2 pianos, Op. 82 (1990)
Chamber music
* ''Meditation on a theme by Mozart'' for solo violin, Op. 94
* ''Pala kadentsiga'' (Piece with a Cadenza) for viola and piano (1981)
* Work for recorder in F major, Op. 103
With guitar
* Allegro for violin and guitar, Op. 93
* Music without title, for flute and guitar, Op. 107
* Trio for guitar, piano and percussion, Op. 121
Trios and quartets
* Trio No. 2, Op. 17
* Trio No. 4, Op. 56
* Trio No. 6, Op. 81
* Trio No. 7, Op. 125
* ''Kaleidoskopische'', Études for clarinet, cello and piano, Op. 97
* 6 String Quartets (1955-1983)
* 3 Piano Quintets (1957-1970)
* Quintet No. 3, Op. 38 (1970)
* ''Variations on a theme by Hanns Eisler'' for recorder, violin, cello, piano and harpsichord, Op. 62 (1978)
* Sextet for piano and winds, Op. 46 (1972)
* Sextet for 2 pianos and string quartet, Op. 84 (1990)
* Sextet for strings, Op. 98 (1997)
* Nonet, Op. 29 (1967)
Orchestra
* Symphony No. 1, Op. 3 (1957)
* Symphony No. 2, Op. 8 (1958, rev. 1987 as Op. 79)
* Symphony No. 3, Op. 10 (1959)
* Symphony No. 4, Op. 13: ''Cosmique'' (1959)
* Symphony No. 5, Op. 28 (1966)
* Symphony No. 6, Op. 31 (1967)
* Symphony No. 7, Op. 47 (1972)
* Symphony No. 8, Op. 74 (1985)
* ''Ode for the first cosmonaut'', symphonic poem Op. 14 (1961)
* Concerto for chamber orchestra No. 1, Op. 16 (1961)
* Concerto for chamber orchestra No. 2, Op. 78 (1987)
* ''Viis eskiisi reekviemile''
sketches for a Requiem Op. 100 (1996–97)
* Intrada for chamber orchestra, Op. 102 (1997) dedicated to the conductor
Tõnu Kaljuste
Tõnu Kaljuste (born August 28, 1953) is an Estonian conductor.
Born in Tallinn, Kaljuste is the son of Heino Kaljuste (1925–1989), an Estonian choral conductor, and Lia Kaljuste, a radio journalist. Tõnu sang in his father's choirs as a chil ...
.
Ballet
* ''Virumaa'': Suite for string orchestra and piano, Op. 115 (2000)
Concertos
* Concerto for violin No. 1 and chamber orchestra with piano, Op. 21 (1963)
* Concerto for violin No. 2 and chamber orchestra with harpsichord, Op. 63 (1979)
* Concerto for violin No. 3 and chamber orchestra, Op. 96 (1995) dedicated to the German violinist
Florian Meierott
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* Florian, Roman emperor in 276 AD
* Saint Florian (250 – c. 304 AD), patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria, al ...
; Violin and organ version, Op. 96b
* Concerto for piano No. 1, Op. 34 (1968)
* Concerto for piano No. 2, Op. 70 (1983)
* Concerto for piano No. 3, Op. 83 (1990)
* Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, Op. 77 (1986)
* Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra, Op. 9 (1958)
* Concerto for piano and chamber orchestra, Op. 41 (1971)
* Concerto for cello No. 1, Op. 27 (1966)
* Concerto for cello No. 2, Op. 43 (1971)
* Concerto for cello No. 3, Op. 99 (1997)
* Concerto for guitar, string orchestra and prepared piano, Op. 88 (1992)
* Concerto for flute, guitar and orchestra, Op. 117 (2000)
* Concerto for 5, 3 trumpets, guitar, percussion and string orchestra with piano, Op. 120 (2002)
* Concerto for trumpet, piano and string orchestra, Op. 92 (1993)
* Concerto for violin and guitar (1998)
* Concerto for 2 guitars (1999)
Vocal music
* ''Spring'', oratorio on a Maïakovski text for children's choir and orchestra, Op. 15 (1961)
* ''Karl Marx'', for speaking voice, choir and orchestra, Op. 18 (1962–64)
* ''School Cantata'', for children's choir and orchestra, Op. 32 (1968)
Filmography
*''
Ohtlikud mängud'' (1974)
*''
Aeg elada, aeg armastada
''A Time to Live and a Time to Love'' ( et, Aeg elada, aeg armastada) is a 1976 Estonian drama film directed by Veljo Käsper.
Plot
Frankly frivolous and pretty Deborah gets under the wheels of the car, and then in serious condition is in hospit ...
'' (1976)
*''Väike reekviem suupillile'' (1972)
*''Tuulevaikus'' (1971)
*''Gladiaator'' (1969)
*''Viini postmark'' (1967)
*''Tütarlaps mustas'' (1966)
*''Null kolm'' (1965)
*''Supernoova'' (1965)
*''Roosa kübar'' (1963)
References
External links
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Jaan Rääts at the Estonian Music Information CentreJaan Rääts hommage webpage
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Estonian film score composers
Soviet film score composers
Male film score composers
1932 births
2020 deaths
People from Tartu
20th-century Estonian composers
20th-century male musicians
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class