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]

  1. ^ "Kronold, Hans". Musicsack.co. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ "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.