Aleksander Läte

Aleksander Läte (12 January 1860, in Pikasilla, Aakre Parish, Kreis Dorpat – 8 September 1948, in Tartu) was an Estonian composer, conductor and music critic. He is also known as the first Estonian professional music critic.

Biography In 1895, he started his education at Dresden Conservatory and graduated it in choir composition speciality.

Since 1932, he led the piano factory Sprenk-Läte, located in Tartu.

His brother was the piano master Eugen Sprenk-Läte (1871–1932), who ran the J. Moritz piano factory in Tartu, but was later a business manager. He founded his own piano workshop in Tartu in 1926, where he made pianos. Aleksander Läte continued his brother's work after his death.

Works

Five Cantatas Kalevala (overture) (1901) Eesti tants (for symphony orchestra, 1904) Tempo di mazurka (for symphony orchestra, 1904)