Frederick William Gaisberg
Frederick William Gaisberg (1 January 1873 – 2 September 1951) was an American musician, recording engineer and one of the earliest classical music producers for the gramophone. He himself did not use the term 'producer', and was not an impresario like his protégé Walter Legge of EMI or an innovator like John Culshaw of Decca. Gaisberg concentrated on talent-scouting and persuading performers to make recordings for the newly invented Gramophone. Gaisberg began working in the recording industry in America as a young man, becoming a pioneer of early recording, and also worked as piano accompanist for the Berliner Gram-O-Phone Company, the inventors of the practical lateral-groove disc and associated playback apparatus, the Berliner Gramophone. In 1898, he joined the Gramophone Company in England as its first recording engineer. In 1902, he recorded music sung by the tenor Enrico Caruso and the recordings became a sensation. By 1921, Gaisberg was artistic director of HMV's 'international artistes' department. After 1925, he concentrated on artist management. In 1939, he retired from his position but continued as a consultant in the industry through the 1940s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1873 (Washington, D.C.), Died September 2, 1951 (Hampstead)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1892 - 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: recordist, composer, piano
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 476-500 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 7003b | 10-in. | 1905 | Re del cielo | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7014b | 10-in. | 1905 | Mal reggendo all' aspro assalto | Luigi Colazza ; Clotilde Esposito | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7015b | 10-in. | 1905 | Solenne in quest'ora | Ernesto Caronna ; Luigi Colazza | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7019½b | 10-in. | 1905 | Ah si per sempre | Alberto Caffo | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7021b | 10-in. | 1905 | A consolarmi affrettati | Alberto Caffo ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7022b | 10-in. | 1905 | Quell'uom dal fiero aspetto | Alberto Caffo ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7027b | 10-in. | 1905 | Di geloso amor sprezzato | Maria Bernacchi ; Ernesto Caronna ; Luigi Colazza | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7028b | 10-in. | 1905 | Mira d'acerbe lagrime | Maria Bernacchi ; Ernesto Caronna | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7029b | 10-in. | 1905 | Ai nostri monti ritorneremo | Luigi Colazza ; Clotilde Esposito | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7033b | 10-in. | 1905 | Abbietta zingara | Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7037b | 10-in. | 1905 | La vedremo, o veglio audace | Ernesto Caronna ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7040b | 10-in. | 1905 | Cavatina | Teresa Arkel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7046b | 10-in. | 1905 | Un di, felice eterea | Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7047¾b | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | Sulla tomba che rinserra | Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7048½b | 10-in. | approximately April 1905 | Barcarola | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7050b | 10-in. | Jan. 1905 | Oro quant' oro | Maria Bernacchi ; Luigi Colazza ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7051b | 10-in. | 1905 | Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali | Gino Martinez-Patti ; Carlo Sabajno | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7056b | 10-in. | 1905 | Quant’ è bella | Emilio Perea | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7057b | 10-in. | 1905 | Guglielmo Tell : Obertura | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7058b | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1905 | Esulti pur la barbara | Emilio Perea ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7060b | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | Guglielmo Tell : Obertura | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7064b | 10-in. | 1905 | Sei l'angiol diletto | Tina Farelli ; Gino Martinez-Patti | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7065b | 10-in. | 1905 | Toglietemi la vita ancor romanza | Teresa Arkel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7066b | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | Guglielmo Tell : Obertura | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7069b | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | Verranno a te sull'aure | Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed September 18, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Gaisberg, Frederick William - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95024030
Wikidata: Fred Gaisberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495215
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/38044502
MusicBrainz: Fred Gaisberg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c22b145-b2f0-48ec-a151-dab518ffc9ff
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