Jacques Ibert composed his landmark Concertino da Camera in 1935. The piece was written for and dedicated to one of the most influential saxophonists in the instrument’s early history, Sigurd Rascher. Rascher premiered the work, which in it’s original form is scored for alto saxophone and eleven instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, and double bass), in the same year it was written and performed it extensively throughout Europe and America. It quickly became popular and has gained a place as a cornerstone in the classical saxophone concerto repertoire.

Through both movements, Ibert’s signature compositional style is apparent through extensive use of playful syncopation, neoclassical melodicism, and popular music influence.