Hans Kronold

Hans Kronold
Hans Kronold, The Saratogian, 2 April 1921
Born3 July 1872
Died10 January 1922 (1922-01-11) (aged 49)
NationalityPolish
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]

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.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Hans Kronold Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Frank (2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 353. ISBN 1135949506.
  4. ^ "Selma Kronold". Geni.com. 18 August 1861. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages". HighBeam Research. Cengage Learning. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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  8. ^ International Who's who in Music and Musical Gazetteer. Current literature publishing Company. 1918. p. 510. OCLC 8654503. hans kronold .
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  10. ^ a b "The Edison Phonograph Monthly". Mocavo.com. Mocavo. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1939). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2059. OCLC 829719212.
  12. ^ a b c Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 12. New York: M. Witmark & Sons. 1895. pp. 14–15.
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  14. ^ "Alice Verne-Bredt (composer)". Discography of American historical Recordings. DAHR. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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  19. ^ Moore, Wendell (1914). The Edison Phonograph Monthly (Jan-Dec 1914). National Phonograph Co. p. nn. OCLC 477209000.
  20. ^ "Opera recordings in the UCSB Cylinder Collection". Donaldsauter.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  21. ^ Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc. Dec 31-Jan 5 1894-95 1, Nos. 183-208. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 1895. p. 15.
  22. ^ "The Soldier's Bride". The Maine Music Box. Fogler Library, University of Maine. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  23. ^ Turn Thee unto me [Sacred song.] Op. 16. OCLC 497630350.
  24. ^ La Vision de ma Mère – A Vision of my Mother Op. 17 (Cello and Piano). OCLC 497630360.
  25. ^ Air religieuse Op. 18. OCLC 16859149.
  26. ^ Romance Op. 19. OCLC 213363534.
  27. ^ Spinning wheel: Op. 20. OCLC 213363544.
  28. ^ Witches' Dance Op. 21 (Cello and Piano). OCLC 497630374.
  29. ^ Scène élégiaque Op. 22 (Cello and Piano). OCLC 497630315.
  30. ^ The Soul of Love [Song] Words by D. Vail. Op. 24, OCLC 497630333
  31. ^ Rosen und Zypressen (Roses and Cypresses) a cycle of eight German songs in classic style, Op. 25. OCLC 82550078.
  32. ^ a b c d Four Concert Pieces. Piano Solo (Edited and fingered by P. Gallico). OCLC 497630201.
  33. ^ Méditation religieuse, for violoncello and piano Op. 32, No. 1. OCLC 497630262.
  34. ^ In Springtime. Im Frühling [Song]. Lyric by F. E. Toennies, English version by A. Mattullath. Op. 38
  35. ^ Evening Song. Abendlied [Song]. Lyric by F. E. Toennies, English version by A. Mattullath. Op. 39. OCLC 497630218.
  36. ^ The Bride of Death. Todesbraut [Song, German words by] F. E. Toennies, translated by A. Mattullath. Op. 40. OCLC 497630172.
  37. ^ Sweetheart's Eyes. Liebchens Augen [Song, German words by] F. E. Toennies, translated by A. Mattullath. Op. 43. OCLC 497630343.
  38. ^ Longing. Romanza Op. 57, No. 1 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630253.
  39. ^ Mother's Darling. Cradle Song. Op. 57, No. 2 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630287.
  40. ^ The Lonely Shepherd. Pastorale. Op. 57, No. 3 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630245.
  41. ^ The Mill. Etude Op. 57, No. 4 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630280.
  42. ^ The Bumblebee. Moto perpetuo Op. 57, No. 5 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630181.
  43. ^ Autumn Leaves. Idyl Op. 58, No. 1 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630154.
  44. ^ On the Lake. Cavatina Op. 58, No. 2 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630295.
  45. ^ The Clown. Humoreske Op. 58, No. 3 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630188.
  46. ^ Declaration of Love. Reverie Op. 58, No. 4 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630210.
  47. ^ In Italy. Tarantelle Op. 58, No. 5 [Violoncello and P. F.] OCLC 497630227.