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Gift from Dmitri Soštakovich to Jaan Rääts.
"24 Preludes and Fugues for piano parts I and II" with dedication.


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To dear Jaan Rääts, recalling a fond memory from Dmitri Shostakovich. 3.04.1955, Tallinn. 
Jaan Rääts personal archive.




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​In April 1974, Jaan Rääts' Seventh Symphony, conducted by Maksim Shostakovich, son of Dmitri Soštakovich, was performed by the United Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra in Moscow. 

Jaan Rääts: How would you describe a genius. I met him for the first time in Tallinn, when he was playing his piano quintet in the Estonian Concert Hall.
And because they knew I was a big fan of Dmitri Shostakovich, i was asked to turn the page for him. Of course, he didn't need to turn the page, he had the piece in his head anyway. 

Later he was back in Tallinn, Estonia, and visited the Composers' Union. Boris Kõrver, then Chairman of the Composers' Union, introduced the composers. When the follow-up reached me, Soštakovich said: "I know him."
I won't hide the fact that I was moved by it. 
(EMIK 2008)
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