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Robert Oboussier was born in Antwerp and spent much of his youth in Germany. As a staunch opponent of National Socialism he emigrated to Zurich in 1939 where he held a number of important musical positions. However, the circumstances of his death in 1957 served to plunge his name into immediate obscurity and only now is his music being revived. This selection of mostly world premiere recordings demonstrates his personal use of twelve-tone rows, abrupt contrasts and a fondness for fantasia patterns. Oboussier's radical piano miniatures, 25 Abreviations, are heard here in their original versions and in excerpts arranged for plucked string ensemble by Christian Wernicke. Album Tracks 1. Entrada for strings and solo trumpet 2. Introitus for strings 3. Sonatina, Op. 2 for 2 violins and piano 4. Fantasie for piano 5. Pavane et Gaillarde for flute and piano 6. Sonata Brevis, Op. 4 for violin and piano 7. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 1 8. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 2 9. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 3 10. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 4 11. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 5 12. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 6 13. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 7 14. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 8 15. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 9 16. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 10 17. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 11 18. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 12 19. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 13 20. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 14 21. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 15 22. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 16 23. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 17 24. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 18 25. 25 Abréviations for piano~Abréviation No. 19 26. 25 Abréviatio
