Alwin Schröder

Alwin Schroeder (15 June 1855, Neuhaldensleben – 17 October 1928, Boston) was a German-American cellist. He was well known for playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO first cellist from 1891 to 1903 and from 1910 to 1912, and section cellist member from 1918 to 1925). He was the cellist of the Kneisel Quartet from 1891 to 1907.

Birth and Death Data: Born Haldensleben (municipality in Börde district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), Died October 17, 1928 (Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: cello, violin, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1916-09-14-02] Not documented 9/14/1916 Hymnos Alwin Schröder Cello solo instrumentalist, cello  
Columbia 47129 10-in. 11/3/1916 Tarantella Alwin Schröder Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 47195 10-in. 11/27/1916 Bagatelle Alwin Schröder Cello solo, with organ instrumentalist, cello  
Columbia 48978 12-in. 11/3/1916 Meditation Alwin Schröder Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia 48982 12-in. 11/3/1916 Vito Alwin Schröder Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schröder, Alwin," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109780.

Schröder, Alwin. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109780.

"Schröder, Alwin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109780

External Sources

Wikipedia: Alwin Schroeder

IMSLP: Alwin Schröder

RISM: Alwin Schröder

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LCNAR: Schröder, Alwin, 1855-1928 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93031380

Wikidata: Alwin Schroeder - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4526642

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32763978

MusicBrainz: Alwin Schroeder - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6740f149-20da-4788-bf4a-ec121e574cd3

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