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 701-725 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 9353½b | 10-in. | 1908 | Cortigiani, vil razza dannata | Renzo Minolfi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9354b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Pura siccome un angelo | Renzo Minolfi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9361b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | O sole più rapido | Giuseppe Acerbi ; Renzo Minolfi | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9367b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Ah, sì ben mio | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9378b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Ah! Se l'error t'ingombra | Francesco Cigada | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9380b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Il damerino | Peppino Villani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9381b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | L’attendente | Peppino Villani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9384b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Il Professor Quattrocchi | Peppino Villani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9392b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | La capinera | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9393b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Honores militares | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9395b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Príncipe di Piemonte | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9406b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Graziella | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9409b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Maggio | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9411b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Cinematografì, cinematografà | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9416b | 10-in. | November 1906 | La figlia di Madama Angot | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9418b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Miss Helyette : Potpourri | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9423b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Serenata a Luisella | Peppino Villani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9429b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Boccaccio : Potpourri | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9430b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Carezze e baci | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9431b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | 'E ragazze | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9432b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Stornelli romani | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9434b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | La vertù punità | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9436b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Ah! Paventa il fuor | Francesco Cigada ; Amelia Codolini ; Aristodemo Sillich | Vocal trio (mezzo-soprano, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9438b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Infelice e tu credevi | Aristodemo Sillich | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9445b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Ah! fosco ciel | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 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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