Jaan Rääts

Jaan Rääts (15 October 1932 – 25 December 2020^[1]) was a Soviet and Estonian composer who worked extensively on Estonian film scores of the 1960s and 1970s.

He was born in Tartu 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 [24 Estonian Preludes] for 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 [5 sketches for a Requiem], Op. 100 (1996–97)
• Intrada for chamber orchestra, Op. 102 (1997) dedicated to the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste.

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; 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

• Dangerous Games (1974)
• A Time to Live and a Time to Love (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

• Jaan Rääts at
  IMDb
• Jaan Rääts discography at Discogs
• Jaan Rääts at the Estonian Music Information Centre
• Jaan Rääts hommage webpage
• Page at Onno van Rijen's site on Rääts' music