Hans Kronold

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]

Hans Kronold
Hans Kronold, The Saratogian, 2 April 1921
Born	3 July 1872 Kraków
Died	10 January 1922 (1922-01-11) (aged 49) New York City
Nationality	Polish
Occupation	Cellist
Known for	First cellist on Bettini's cylinders.

Life and career

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] [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

Notes

1. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists this composition as having been written by Kronold, but the Witman & Sons catalog lists it as being by Christiaan Kriens.
2. This composition for violin and piano, is listed as a work by Kriens and Kronold. In fact it was edited by Kronold, but written by Kriens. Source: Todd Dunkel ISBN Index
3. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists this composition as having been written by Kronold, but the Witman & Sons catalog lists it as being by Christiaan Kriens.
4. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists this composition as having been written by Kronold, but the Witman & Sons catalog lists it as being by Christiaan Kriens.
5. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists this composition as having been written by Kronold, but the Witman & Sons catalog lists it as being by Christiaan Kriens.
6. Schubert's serenade for violincello solo with piano accompaniment. Recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
7. Robert Schumann's Träumerei for violincello solo with piano accompaniment. Recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
8. One of Kronold's most popular cello solos. It is an extract from one of Camille Saint-Saëns' famous work "Carnival of the Animals." Published by the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
9. A piece for cello and piano whose title is translated as "Simple confession". It is stylistically similar to other piano pieces by Cécile Chaminade. Recorded for Edison Gold Moulded Record.
10. Ave Maria for cello solo with piano accompaniment. Recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
11. Chopin's Nocturnes in E-flat major Op. 9, No. 2 for cello solo with piano accompaniment. Recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
12. Ethelbert Nevin's The Rosary for cello solo with piano accompaniment. Recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
13. Ombra mai fu, also known as Handel's Largo, is the aria from Handel's opera Serse recorded for cello and piano accompaniment for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
14. Antonín Dvořák's Op. 101, No. 7 (Humoresques) for cello and piano accompaniment recorded for the Edison Amberol.
15. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Nina (Tre giorni son che Nina) recorded for cello and piano accompaniment for the Edison Amberol.
16. A nocturne originally for violin and piano; arranged for cello and piano by Kronold.
17. This composition (Lullaby) is one from the English composer Alice Verne-Bredt (1864-1958), recorded in 1913 by Kronold who maintained its primary title.
18. Traditional Irish folk-song.
19. Traditional Irish folk-song.
20. Published by Phonograph Co.
21. Anton Rubinstein's Op. 3, No. 1 (Melody in F) for cello and piano accompaniment recorded for the Edison Gold Moulded Record.
22. An eighteenth-century Irish ballad attributed to Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies. A recording released by Pathé Records.
23. Hebrew-Yiddish cry of anguish to God. A recording released by Pathé Records.
24. Recording released by Pathé Records.
25. Traditional Irish folk-song. Recording released by Pathé Records
26. A song from the opera Samson et Dalila. A recording released by the Edison Phonograph.
27. Recorded for Columbia (USA).
28. Recorded for Columbia (USA).
29. This composition was also recorded by Kronold for Columbia Phonograph Co. in 1905 as Evening star (O du mein holder Abendstern).
30. From Fritz Kreisler's Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No. 2, a composition for cello with orchestra accompaniment recorded for the Edison Blue Amberol.
31. Kronold's first instrumental composition published by Emanuel Pergament, New York.
32. A composition for piano and voice with lyrics about the Spanish–American War by Kronold himself. It was specially written for the Hearst Sunday Newspaper.
33. Published by M. Witmark & Sons.
34. Published by C. Fischer.
35. Published by C. Fischer.
36. This composition, unlike Coquettish Waltz written by Kronold and edited by Kriens, was scored to violin and piano from the original cello and piano score. Published by C. Fischer.
37. A composition written by cellist Hans Kronold, edited and fingered by violinist Christiaan Kriens. Published by C. Fischer.
38. Published by C. Fischer.
39. Published by C. Fischer.
40. A song with words by D. Vail. Published by C. Fischer.
41. A cycle of eight German songs with words by Ferdinand Tönnies. Published by C. Fischer.
42. The score reads Four Concert Pieces, a compilation of Opuses by Kronold, fingered and edited by Italian piano instructor and publisher, Paolo Gallico. Published by C. Fischer.
43. The score reads Four Concert Pieces, a compilation of Opuses by Kronold, fingered and edited by Italian piano instructor and publisher, Paolo Gallico. Published by C. Fischer.
44. The score reads Four Concert Pieces, a compilation of Opuses by Kronold, fingered and edited by Italian piano instructor and publisher, Paolo Gallico. Published by C. Fischer.
45. A compilation of opuses fingered and edited by piano instructor and publisher Paolo Gallico. A score at Rochester.edu reads 'Minuet' (Andante simplice). Published by C. Fischer.
46. Published by O. Ditson Co, Boston.
47. A song with words by Ferdinand Tönnies. English version by Alice Mattullath.
48. Two songs with words by Ferdinand Tönnies. English version by Alice Mattullath. Published by M. Witmark & Sons.
49. A song with words by Ferdinand Tönnies]. English version by Alice Mattullath. Published by O. Ditson Co. Boston.
50. A song with words by Ferdinand Tönnies. English version by Alice Mattullath. Published by O. Ditson Co. Boston.
51. A composition for violoncello and piano accompaniment. All songs published by M. Witmark & Sons.
52. A composition for violoncello and piano accompaniment. All songs published by O. Ditson Co. Boston.