Hans Kronold

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Born3 July 1872
Kraków
Died10 January 1922(1922-01-10) (aged 49)
New York City
OccupationCellist
KnownforFirst cellist on Bettini's cylinders.
Hans Kronold
Hans Kronold, The Saratogian, 2 April 1921
Born3 July 1872
Kraków
Died10 January 1922(1922-01-10) (aged 49)
New York City
OccupationCellist
Known forFirst cellist on Bettini's cylinders.

Hans Kronold (3 July 1872 – 10 January 1922) was a Polish-born Jewish cellist, composer, educator,[1] and a member of symphony orchestras of New York and Boston.[2] He was the first cellist to have his work recorded on audio, which he did for recording pioneer Gianni Bettini phonograph cylinders in the 1890s.[3]

Kronold was born in Kraków to Adolph Kronold and Louise (Hirschberg) Kronold. His sister was the opera soprano Selma Kronold;[4] a cousin of Polish pianist and composer Moritz Moszkowski.[5] He had his first musical training in Leipzig, where he studied with Max Kiesling (1866–1930).[6] He lived in Berlin for three years, where he extended his musical education with Professor Richard Vollrath,[6] and piano and harmony with Hans Rasch.[6] In 1886, he emigrated to New York,[6] resuming his studies with cellist Anton Hekking,[6] and S. Vreeman.[2]

Kronold, c. 1905

Kronold soon joined the Metropolitan Opera and shortly after the New York Symphony Orchestra,[7] where he played for five consecutive seasons.[6] In 1894, he married Rose Fischel and had two daughter, Nora and Sophie Kronold.[2] From 1900, he toured the United States and Canada for five years under the direction of Walter Damrosch,[2] accompanying not only singers and acclaimed violinists such as Maud Powell,[6] but also other renowned instrumentalists of his time.[6] On his return, he quit playing for orchestras and devoted himself to solo-playing and teaching at the New York College of Music.[8][7] He died in New York on 10 January 1922.[1]

Kronold made a number of 78 RPMs and phonograph cylinder recordings for Columbia Records,[9] and the Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,[10] publishing his compositions for cello and piano, violin and piano, and other songs through leading publishing houses such as the Oliver Ditson Company, Carl Fischer Music, and M. Witmark & Sons.[6]

Recordings

Cello solo with piano

Note: The grey cells in the tables indicate that there is no opus number, name or composer. The m-dashe cells indicate that there is an opus number, name or composer, but that they are currently missing.

Title Opus Name Key Composer Year Note Ref
The Babbling Brook — — — Christiaan Kriens 1895 [n 1] [11]
Coquettish Waltz — — — Christiaan Kriens — [n 2] [11]
Epitaph Meditation — — — Christiaan Kriens 1895 [n 3] [12]
A Sad Song — — — Christiaan Kriens 1895 [n 4] [12]
Summer Evening — — — Christiaan Kriens 1895 [n 5] [12]
Schwanengesang D. 957 Ständchen — Franz Schubert 1905 [n 6] [13]
Kinderszenen 15 Träumerei — Robert Schumann 1905 [n 7] [13]
The Swan 93 — — Camille Saint-Saëns 1906 [n 8] [13]
Simple Aveu 25 — — François Thomé 1906 [n 9] [13]
Ave Maria CG 89a — — Charles Gounod 1907 [n 10] [13]
Nocturnes 9 No. 2 E-flat major Frédéric Chopin 1907 [n 11] [13]
The Rosary — — — Ethelbert Nevin 1907 [n 12] [13]
Handel's Largo HWV 40 Ombra mai fu — George Frideric Handel 1908 [n 13] [13]
Humoreske 101 No. 7 G-flat major Antonín Dvořák 1908 [n 14] [13]
Tre giorni son che Nina — Canzonetta — Attrib Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1909 [n 15] [13]
Adoration — — D major Felix Borowski 1910 [n 16] [13]
Wiegenlied — — — Alice Verne-Bredt 1913 [n 17] [14]
The Little Red Lark — — — — 1913 [n 18] [15]
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms — — — Thomas Moore 1913 [n 19] [15]
Canzonetta — — — Alfredo D'Ambrosio 1913 [n 20] [15]
Melody in F 3 No. 2 F major Anton Rubinstein 1913 [n 21] [16]
The Valley Lay Smiling Before Me — — — Thomas Moore 1913 [n 22] [17]
Eili Eili — — — — 1913 [n 23] [18]
Kol Nidre 47 — — Max Bruch 1913 [n 24] [18]
The Willow Tree — — — — 1913 [n 25] [17]
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice 47 — — Camille Saint-Saëns 1913 [n 26] [19]

Violin solo with piano

Title Opus Name Key Composer Year Note Ref
Douce Rencontre — — — Jean Gabriel-Marie 1913 [n 27] [13]
Andante Religioso — — — Joseph Hollman 1913 [n 28] [13]

Cello solo with orchestra

Title Opus Name Key Composer Year Note Ref
To The Evening Star WWV 70 — — Richard Wagner 1907 [n 29] [20]
Libeslied — — — Fritz Kreisler 1913 [n 30] [10]

Compositions

Title Opus Name Key Genre Year Note Ref
Lègende 1 — — — 1895 [n 31] [21]
The Soldier's Bride — — — March 1905 [n 32] [22]
Turn Thee Unto Me 16 (Sacred song) — Psalm 1913 [n 33] [23]
A Vision of my Mother 17 — — — 1909 [n 34] [24]
Air Religieuse 18 — — Air 1909 [n 35] [25]
Romance 19 — — Romance 1909 [n 36] [26]
Spinning Wheel 20 — — — 1909 [n 37] [27]
Witches' Dance 21 — — — 1909 [n 38] [28]
Scène Élégiaque 22 — — — 1909 [n 39] [29]
The Soul of Love 24 — — — 1909 [n 40] [30]
Roses and Cypresses 25 Roses — Lieder 1910 [n 41] [31]
Thine —
Night —
A Song You Sang! —
A Vision —
May Eternal! —
Lost Love —
Sphinx —
At the Shrine of Venus 26 — — — 1912 [n 42] [32]
Caprice Espagnole 28 — — Capriccio 1912 [n 43] [32]
Liebeszauber 30 — — — 1912 [n 44] [32]
In Olden Days 31 — — Minuet 1912 [n 45] [32]
Trois Pièces 32 Meditation Religieuse — — 1913 [n 46] [33]
Melodie Romantique — —
Serenade Espagnole — Serenade
In Springtime 38 — — — 1913 [n 47] [34]
Deux Pièces 39 Evening Song — — 1913 [n 48] [35]
Autumn Song — —
The Bride of Death 40 — — — 1913 [n 49] [36]
Sweetheart's Eyes 43 — — — 1913 [n 50] [37]
Five Pieces for Cello and Piano 57 Longing — Romanza 1914 [n 51] [38]
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Mother's Darling — Cradle Song
The Lonely Shepherd — Pastorale
The Mill — Etude
The Bumblebee — Moto perpetuo
Five Pieces for Cello and Piano 58 Autumn Leaves — Idyll 1913 [n 52] [43]
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On the Lake — Cavatina 1914
The Clown — Humoreske 1913
Declaration of Love — Reverie
In Italy — Tarantelle

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