Praised as a young composer by Bartók, Igor Markevith went on to become one of the great conductors of the century, allowing the eclipse of the music that had earned him worldwide fame when he was barely twenty. The striking originality of L’Envol d’Icare, with its superb use of quarter-tones; the youthful energy and brilliance of Concerto Grosso; and the seductive, lush harmony of Cantique d’Amour reveal a vitally important voice whose day has indeed now come.