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 (Results 601-625 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 7907b | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1906 | El schehata | El Sayed Eschta | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7915b | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1906 | Ya hali albadanayali | Mounira El Mahdia | Female vocal solo, with accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7915½b | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1906 | Ya hali albadanayali | Mounira El Mahdia | Female vocal solo, with accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8000b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Carmen : Overture | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8004b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Vieni, la mia vendetta | Giulio Rossi | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8007b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Temer non so per me | Emilia Corsi | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8009b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Fra poco a me ricovero | Pietro Lara | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8010b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Stiriana, Io conosco | Lina Mileri | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8019b | 10-in. | approximately May 1906 | Ella è lá presso a lui | Lina Mileri | Soprano vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8037b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Un fuoco insolito | Ernesto Badini ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Vocal duet (2 baritones), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8038b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Agnese la zitella | Pietro Lara | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8041¾b | 10-in. | ca. May 1906 | Ah, fors’è lui | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8041b | 10-in. | approximately May 1906 | O del ciel angeli immortali | Josephina Huguet ; Pietro Lara ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8042b | 10-in. | approximately May 1906 | Sempre libera degg'io | Josephina Huguet ; Pietro Lara | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8044b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Tutte le feste al tempio | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8051b | 10-in. | May 1906 | La zingarella | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8052b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Coro dei soldati | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8056b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Preghiera de Agatha | Emilia Corsi | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8072e | 10-in. | 1908 | The diadem | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8077b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Esultiam! | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8078b | 10-in. | May 1906 | O come felici | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8081½b | 10-in. | approximately May 1906 | Di che fulgor | Francesco Cigada ; Maria Grisi ; Josephina Huguet ; Carlo Ottoboni | Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, baritone, and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8088b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Ernani : Finale, act I | Maria Grisi ; Carlo Ottoboni ; Giuseppe Sala ; Remo Sangiorgi | Vocal quartet (soprano, 2 tenors, and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8089b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Vieni meco | Francesco Cigada ; Maria Grisi ; Carlo Ottoboni | Vocal trio (soprano, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8097½b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Adamastor re dell' onde | Francesco Cigada | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 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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