Hans Kronold | |
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Born | 3 July 1872 |
Died | 10 January 1922 | (aged 49)
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation | Cellist |
Known for | First 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 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]
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 |
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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] |
Title | Opus | Name | Key | Composer | Year | Note | Ref |
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Douce Rencontre | — | — | — | Jean Gabriel-Marie | 1913 | [n 27] | [13] |
Andante Religioso | — | — | — | Joseph Hollman | 1913 | [n 28] | [13] |
Title | Opus | Name | Key | Composer | Year | Note | Ref |
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To The Evening Star | WWV 70 | — | — | Richard Wagner | 1907 | [n 29] | [20] |
Libeslied | — | — | — | Fritz Kreisler | 1913 | [n 30] | [10] |
Title | Opus | Name | Key | Genre | Year | Note | Ref |
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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] |
Melodie 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] [39] [40] [41] [42] |
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] [44] [45] [46] [47] |
On the Lake | — | Cavatina | 1914 | ||||
The Clown | — | Humoreske | 1913 | ||||
Declaration of Love | — | Reverie | |||||
In Italy | — | Tarantelle |