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Item Selected Works: Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann(2014) Bachman, Matthew Thomas; Page, Cleveland L; Music; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) and Robert Schumann (1810-1856) were two major figures of the Romantic period due to their overall compositional output, as well as being extremely prolific composers for the piano. Though each was unique in compositional style, there was a great admiration between the two composers and many similarities in style. Schumann and Brahms, in their piano writing, show their understanding of the possibilities of the piano as an orchestra. Both were masters of large and small forms and expounded upon pre-existing forms such as theme and variation, fantasy, et al. Both explored the idiom of the Romantic character piece. This recorded project consists of opuses that show the compositional styles of both, and where possible, juxtaposes works of similar genre and character. The first disc of this recorded project presents character pieces by each composer: for Schumann, the Novelette in F major, op. 21; for Brahms, the Two Rhapsodies, op. 79. The disc then continues with Fantasy Pieces: the Fantasiestücke, op. 12 of Schumann and the Fantasien, op. 116 of Brahms. Both are collections of smaller pieces that could be performed separately, but are best performed as a whole. The second disc represents the "symphonic" piano writing of each composer, as highlighted in Schumann's Symphonic Etudes, op. 13, and Brahms' Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, op. 40, This selection of works represents an accessible cross section of these composers' compositional output, highlighting their respective strengths and aesthetic traits as composers for the piano. Through this project, I have gained a greater understanding of the compositional styles of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms that will benefit me greatly as I continue pursuing a career as a performer and pedagogue. This project was recorded in the Dekelboum Concert Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park.Item Brahms Performance Practice in a New Context: The Bruce Hungerford Recorded Lessons with Carl Friedberg(2008) DiClemente, Ann Riesbeck; Davis, Shelley G; Music; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)A product of the student-teacher relationship between Australian pianist Bruce "Leonard" Hungerford (1922-1977) and German pedagogue Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) are fifteen recorded lessons of more than twenty hours from February 1951 through May 1952, now part of the Bruce Hungerford Collection at the International Piano Archives at Maryland (IPAM). These lessons yield a remarkable repository of insight into Brahms performance practice, as Friedberg was a student of Clara Schumann and protégé of Brahms. Part I, Chapter One: Bruce Hungerford and Carl Friedberg: Introduction and Context presents biographical surveys of the lives and careers of Hungerford and Friedberg. Chapter Two: The Recorded Lessons consists of the lessons' genesis and nature, repertoire, and aspects of interpretation, technique, and performance practice, as well as Friedberg's first-hand accounts of a number of musicians, conductors, and composers from Bach to Busoni. Chapter Three: Brahms Performance Practice presents Friedberg's personal history with Brahms as musician, composer, and conductor, and focuses on the Brahms repertoire covered in the lessons. Analysis and commentary regarding the significance of the lessons follow. Part II: The Transcription of the Hungerford-Friedberg Lessons consists of the transcription and accompanying indices of the recorded lessons. Appendix A: Hungerford Memorabilia contains a biography by Thomas Stanback, published interview, and discography. Appendix B: Friedberg Memorabilia contains performance reviews, recital dates and programs, and compositional oeuvre with discography. Appendix C: Hungerford-Friedberg Memorabilia presents reproductions of selected photographs, letters, and documents from the correspondence and scrapbooks of the Bruce Hungerford and Carl Friedberg Collections at IPAM.