Saar, Mart Mikhkelevich
(1882–1963)
Saar, Mart Mikhkelevich (9–16/28–1882, VastemõTisa, Livonia; 10–28–1963, Tallinn). Estonian organist, pianist, and comp. Grad. from the P. Cons. 1907 as an organist, studying with Gomilius (Homilius), and 1911 as a comp., studying with Glazunov, A. K. Lyadov, and N. Rimsky-Korsakov . From 1943–56 taught at the Tallinn Cons., where his students incl. Myagi. His early pf works display the infl. of Chopin and A. N. Skryabin , whereas later comp. reflect his strong interest in Estonian folk music…