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Hans Kronold (3 July 1872 in Kraków – 10 January 1922 in New York City) was a Jewish-born Polish cellist, composer, educator, and a member of the symphony orchestras of New York and Boston. He was the first musician to make cello recordings on phonograph cylinders for Gianni Bettini.
Life and career
Kronold was born in Kraków to Adolph Kronold and Louise (Hirschberg) Kronold. His sister was the opera soprano Selma Kronold; a cousin of Polish pianist and composer Moritz Moszkowski. He had his first musical training in Leipzig, where he studied with Max Kiesling (1866-1930). He lived in Berlin for three years, where he extended his musical education with Professor Richard Vollrath, and piano and harmony with Hans Rasch. In 1886, he emigrated to New York, resuming his studies with cellist Anton Hekking, and S. Vreeman.
Kronold soon joined the Metropolitan Opera and shortly after the New York Symphony Orchestra, where he played for five consecutive seasons. In 1894, he married Rose Fischel and had two daughter, Nora and Sophie Kronold. From 1900, he toured the United States and Canada for five years under the direction of Walter Damrosch, accompanying not only singers and acclaimed violinists such as Maud Powell, but also other renowned instrumentalists of his time. On his return, he quit playing for orchestras and devoted himself to solo-playing and teaching at the New York College of Music. He died in New York on 10 January 1922.
Kronold made a number of 78 RPMs and phonograph cylinder recordings for Columbia Records, and the Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 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.
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 | ||
| Coquettish Waltz | — | — | — | Christiaan Kriens | — | ||
| Epitaph Meditation | — | — | — | Christiaan Kriens | 1895 | ||
| A Sad Song | — | — | — | Christiaan Kriens | 1895 | ||
| Summer Evening | — | — | — | Christiaan Kriens | 1895 | ||
| Schwanengesang | D. 957 | Ständchen | — | Franz Schubert | 1905 | ||
| Kinderszenen | 15 | Träumerei | — | Robert Schumann | 1905 | ||
| The Swan | 93 | — | — | Camille Saint-Saëns | 1906 | ||
| Simple Aveu | 25 | — | — | François Thomé | 1906 | ||
| Ave Maria | CG 89a | — | — | Charles Gounod | 1907 | ||
| Nocturnes | 9 | No. 2 | E-flat major | Frédéric Chopin | 1907 | ||
| The Rosary | — | — | — | Ethelbert Nevin | 1907 | ||
| Handel's Largo | HWV 40 | Ombra mai fu | — | George Frideric Handel | 1908 | ||
| Humoreske | 101 | No. 7 | G-flat major | Antonín Dvořák | 1908 | ||
| Tre Giorni Son Che Nina | — | Canzonetta | — | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | 1909 | ||
| Adoration | — | — | D major | Felix Borowski | 1910 | ||
| Wiegenlied | — | — | — | Alice Verne-Bredt | 1913 | ||
| The Little Red Lark | — | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms | — | — | — | Thomas Moore | 1913 | ||
| Canzonetta | — | — | — | Alfredo D'Ambrosio | 1913 | ||
| Melody in F | 3 | No. 2 | F major | Anton Rubinstein | 1913 | ||
| The Valley Lay Smiling Before Me | — | — | — | Thomas Moore | 1913 | ||
| Eili Eili | — | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Kol Nidre | 47 | — | — | Max Bruch | 1913 | ||
| The Willow Tree | — | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice | 47 | — | — | Camille Saint-Saëns | 1913 |
Violin solo with piano
| Title | Opus | Name | Key | Composer | Year | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douce Rencontre | — | — | — | Jean Gabriel-Marie | 1913 | ||
| Andante Religioso | — | — | — | Joseph Hollman | 1913 |
Cello solo with orchestra
| Title | Opus | Name | Key | Composer | Year | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To The Evening Star | WWV 70 | — | — | Richard Wagner | 1907 | ||
| Libeslied | — | — | — | Fritz Kreisler | 1913 |
Compositions
| Title | Opus | Name | Key | Type | Year | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lègende | 1 | — | — | — | 1895 | ||
| The Soldier's Bride | — | — | — | March | 1905 | ||
| Turn Thee Unto Me | 16 | (Sacred song) | — | Psalm | 1913 | ||
| A Vision of my Mother | 17 | — | — | — | 1909 | ||
| Air Religieuse | 18 | — | — | Air | 1909 | ||
| Romance | 19 | — | — | Romance | 1909 | ||
| Spinning Wheel | 20 | — | — | — | 1909 | ||
| Witches' Dance | 21 | — | — | — | 1909 | ||
| Scène Élégiaque | 22 | — | — | — | 1909 | ||
| The Soul of Love | 24 | — | — | — | 1909 | ||
| Roses and Cypresses | 25 | Roses | — | Lieder | 1910 | ||
| Thine | — | ||||||
| Night | — | ||||||
| A Song You Sang! | — | ||||||
| A Vision | — | ||||||
| May Eternal! | — | ||||||
| Lost Love | — | ||||||
| Sphinx | — | ||||||
| At the Shrine of Venus | 26 | — | — | — | 1912 | ||
| Caprice Espagnole | 28 | — | — | Capriccio | 1912 | ||
| Liebeszauber | 30 | — | — | — | 1912 | ||
| In Olden Days | 31 | — | — | Minuet | 1912 | ||
| Trois Pièces | 32 | Meditation Religieuse | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Melodie Romantique | — | — | |||||
| Serenade Espagnole | — | Serenade | |||||
| In Springtime | 38 | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Deux Pièces | 39 | Evening Song | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Autumn Song | — | — | |||||
| The Bride of Death | 40 | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Sweetheart's Eyes | 43 | — | — | — | 1913 | ||
| Five Pieces for Cello and Piano | 57 | Longing | — | Romanza | 1914 | ||
| 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 | ||
| On the Lake | — | Cavatina | 1914 | ||||
| The Clown | — | Humoreske | 1913 | ||||
| Declaration of Love | — | Reverie | |||||
| In Italy | — | Tarantelle |