Le Désir
Chamber Music Works for Saxophone

Pedro Pablo Cámara, saxophone

Camilla Köhnken, piano
Adam Newman, viola
Quatuor Ardeo
Ángel Ruíz, saxophone
Le Désir Ensemble

CD1

Darius Milhaud (1892 – 1974)
1. La Création du monde Op. 81a (1922 – 1923)

For alto saxophone and 17 instruments

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Konzerstück (1933)

For 2 alto saxophones

2. Lebhaft
3. Mässig Langsam

4. Lebhaft

Bernhard Heiden (1910 – 2000)
Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (1937)

5. Allegro
6. Vivace
7. Adagio. Presto. Adagio. Presto molto vivace

CD2

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Trio for viola, tenor saxophone and piano Op. 47 (1928)

1. Erster Teil. Solo – Arioso – Duett
2. Zweiter Teil. Potpourri

Adolf Busch (1891 – 1952)
Quintett Op. 34 (1928)

For alto saxophone and string quartet

3. Vivace ma non troppo
4. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo
5. Andante sostenuto

Recorded at “Auditorio de Zaragoza”, Zaragoza (Spain)
11th-13th July and 9th-10th August 2022

Producer: José Pablo Polo, Pepe Hannan and Pedro Pablo Cámara
Editing: Pepe Hannan – José Pablo Polo LAMILA Studio
Mixing and Mastering: Pepe Hannan – José Pablo Polo LAMILA Studio
Cover and booklet design: María Picazo
Text: Pedro Pablo Cámara
Text translation: Gordon Burt
Photos: Elena Quintanar (cover) – Isabel Martín

www.pedropablocamara.com
www.quatuorardeo.com
www.calle440.com

Special thanks to María, to the BOG Stiftung for the financial support, to Auditorio de Zaragoza for the kindness and fantastic facilities, to the Orcam Foundation for lending us their room for rehearsals, to the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid for being a wonderful space for photographs and especially thanks to all the musicians who have made this dream possible.

DL TO 215-2024
Calle440 – 032024

Musicians

Camilla Köhnken, piano
Adam Newman, viola
Ángel Ruíz, saxophone

Quatuor Ardeo
Mi-Sa Yang, violin
Carole Petitdemange, violin
Yuko Hara, viola
Joëlle Martínez, cello

Le Désir Ensemble
Juanjo Hernández, flute
Joidy Blanco, flute and piccolo
Salvador Barbera, oboe
Gustavo A. Domínguez, clarinet
Miguel Esperanza, clarinet
Marina García, bassoon
Anaís Romero, horn
Adán Delgado, trumpet
Francisco Javier Alcaráz, trumpet
Juan Sanjuan, trombone
Pelayo Ciria, piano
Felipe Bellido, percussion
Jorge Motos, timpani
Jaime Naya, violin
Almudena Quintanilla, violin
Manuela Sánchez, cello
Susana Rivero, double bass