I only just learned of the death of Estonian composer Jaan Rääts, on Christmas Day. Rääts was the composer of ten symphonies, 24 concertos, six string quartets, seven piano trios, and ten piano sonatas. He also wrote extensively for film. Early experience as a sound engineer at Estonia Radio fueled his interest in modern technology in music. Broadly speaking, his overall output tends to favor rhythm and repetition over development in the classical sense, and his music is subject to rapid contrasts. One of Estonia’s best-known composers, Rääts was 88 years-old.
More biographical information here:
https://www.helilooja.ee/en/members/jaan-raats/
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (1961)
Symphony No. 8 (1985)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1983)
Piano Trio No. 6 (1989)
Electronic Marginalia (1982)
Toccata (1968)

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