Igor Markevitch

Russian conductor and composer

Igor Borisovich Markevitch (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1983) was a Russian composer and conductor who studied and worked in Paris and became a naturalized Italian and French citizen in 1947 and 1982 respectively. He was commissioned in 1929 for a piano concerto by impresario Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballets Russes.

Markevitch settled in Italy during World War II. After the war, he moved to Switzerland. He had an international conducting career from there. He was married twice and had three sons and two daughters.

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Works

Cantate for Soprano, Male Chorus (TB), and Orchestra
Cantate: Allegro risoluto
Cantate: Choral: Lent et soutenu
Cantate: Lento sostenuto
Cinéma Ouverture
Icare
Icare : Envol d’Icare
Icare : Eveil de la connaissance
Icare : Icare et les oiseaux
Icare : Les ailes d’Icare
Icare : Mort d’Icare
Icare : Ou l’on retrouve les ailes d’Icare
Icare : Prelude. Molto tranquillo
L'envol d'Icare
Le Nouvel Âge
Le Nouvel Âge: I. Ouverture
Le Nouvel Âge: II. Adagio
Le Nouvel Âge: III. Hymne
Musical Offering: III. Sonata: V. Tempo di Giga
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto: I. Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto: II. Andante
Piano Concerto: III. Allegro risoluto
Psaume - Tehillim
Psaume - Tehillim: Allegramente
Psaume - Tehillim: Con Fuoco
Psaume - Tehillim: Lentamente
Psaume - Tehillim: Sostenuto e molto tranquillo
Rébus
Sinfonietta in F major
Sinfonietta in F major: I. Allegro moderato
Sinfonietta in F major: II. Allegretto marcato - Andantino - Allegretto
Sinfonietta in F major: III. Andante
Sinfonietta in F major: IV. Allegro risoluto
The Musical Offering