Hans Kronold

Hans Kronold (3 July 1872 – 10 January 1922) was a Polish-born Jewish cellist, composer, educator, and a member of symphony orchestras of New York and Boston. 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.

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, where he played for five consecutive seasons. 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. Coquettish Waltz —

— Christiaan Kriens — A Sad Song —

— Christiaan Kriens 1895 Kinderszenen 15 Träumerei — Robert Schumann 1905 The Little Red Lark

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1913 Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms

— Thomas Moore 1913 The Valley Lay Smiling Before Me

— Thomas Moore 1913 Eili Eili

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1913 Kol Nidre 47

— Max Bruch 1913 Violin solo with piano TitleOpusNameKey ComposerYear NoteRef Douce Rencontre — — — Jean Gabriel-Marie 1913 Libeslied — — — Fritz Kreisler 1913 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 Melodie 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