Boris Kroyt

Boris Kroyt

Boris Kroyt (3 June 1897 – 15 November 1969) was a classical violinist and violist. He was the violist of the Budapest String Quartet from 1936 until the ensemble disbanded in 1967. Kroyt was born to a Jewish-Ukrainian family in Odessa, but spent his early life and career in Germany where he had been a child prodigy violinist. From the outbreak of World War II until his death at the age of 72, he lived in the United States and had become a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1944.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 23, 1897 (Odessa), Died November 13, 1969 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: viola

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-022902	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	BS-022903	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	BS-022904	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	BS-022905	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	BS-022906	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	BS-022907	10-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	CS-022908	12-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Victor	CS-022909	12-in.	4/25/1938	Quintet for clarinet and strings	Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman	String quartet and clarinet	instrumentalist, viola
Brunswick	114bv	12-in.	1929	String quartet G minor	Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld	String quartet	instrumentalist, viola
Brunswick	115bv	12-in.	1929	String quartet G minor	Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld	String quartet	instrumentalist, viola
Brunswick	118bv	12-in.	1929	Quartet D major	Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld	String quartet	instrumentalist, viola
Brunswick	119bv	12-in.	1929	Quartet D major	Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld	String quartet	instrumentalist, viola

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kroyt, Boris," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107464.

Kroyt, Boris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107464.

"Kroyt, Boris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.