Balakirev's two early piano and orchestra works, Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folk Songs and Concerto Op. 1 in F# Minor, were composed in the middle of the nineteenth century when in Russia there were no particularly important works for piano and orchestra. Balakirev was still a teenager when he wrote these two pieces and unfortunately both remained unfinished. However the beauty and remarkable compositional achievement of these works should be highly recognized. There are six chapters in this essay. The general background, purpose and the state of research are discussed in the first chapter. The second chapter presents Balakirev's biographical information and the overview of his works for piano and orchestra is stated in Chapter III. Individual works, Grande Fantaisie and Concerto in F# Minor are discussed in the chapters IV and V, which including discussing compositional background, analysis and diagram of structural schemes. The last chapter concludes with Balakirev's contribution to Russian music and the development of the Russian concerto coming into its own. It deals particularly with Balakirev's approach to folk songs, which gives the concerto a unique Russian aesthetic, in addition to his ability to write in the European tradition.

Orientador: Yara Borges Cáznok / Resumo: O objeto de pesquisa desta Tese é o 2 o . Concerto para Piano e Orquestra de Béla Bartók (1881-1945), composto em 1931. Após a contextualização da obra, apresentamos uma análise musical. Nossa perspectiva dialoga com duas principais correntes analíticas: a Teoria da Forma Sonata (Hepokoski e Darcy, Caplin e Schmalfeldt) e as Teorias Pós-tonais (Antokoletz e Straus). A análise concentrou-se no 1 o . Movimento que, segundo o compositor, possuiria a Forma Sonata. Partindo desta declaração, procuramos compreender como opera, formalmente, a dinâmica entre ideias temáticas, motivos, coleções referenciais, relações contrapontísticas e texturais, e direcionalidade. O modelo da Forma Sonata foi colocado em discussão, realçando seus limites, sua maleabilidade e seus pontos de tensão, à luz dos procedimentos formais encontrados neste 1 o . Movimento. Os resultados analíticos descritos textualmente apresentam-se sintetizados por meio de gráficos, considerados parte integrante do procedimento metodológico. / Abstract: Béla Bartók’s (1881-1945) Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, composed in 1931, is the primary focus of this thesis. Following the contextualization of the work, we present a musical analysis. Our aim is to bring together two analytical currents: the Sonata Theory (Hepokoski and Darcy, Caplin and Schmalfeldt) and Post-tonal Theories (Antokoletz and Straus). The analysis focuses on the First Movement, which according to the composer, is in Sonata Form. Based on his statement, we intend to understand how thematic ideas, motifs, referential collections, counterpoints, directionality, and texture interact against a formal background. We discuss the Sonata Form, highlighting its limitations, malleability, and points of tension, in light of the formal procedures found in the First Movement. The descriptions of analytical results are supported by graphs, which are considered an integral part of the methodology. / Doutor

This dissertation is divided into six chapters. The first chapter explains the purpose and significance of the study. The second chapter presents an analysis about Wanderer Fantasy, D.760 composed by Schubert, employing Schenker analysis to elucidate important motives. Chapter 3 provides an analysis of Schubert-Liszt, Wanderer Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S. 366 and shows how Liszt transcribed the original to emphasize certain motives, and further, describes the development of the piano history. Chapter 4 delves into an analysis of Schubert-Liszt, Wanderer Fantasy for Two Pianos, S. 653a transcribed by Franz Liszt and further explains the historic development of piano, in particular Érard's grand piano. Chapter 5 explains the analysis of Schubert-Liszt, Wanderer Fantasy for Piano Solo, S.565a and expands upon Érard's grand piano. Finally, Chapter 6 leads to this paper's summary and conclusion.