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 751-775 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 9512b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Gli Alpini Italiani | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9518b | 10-in. | 1906 | Follia | Coppia Corbetta | Vocal ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9519b | 10-in. | 1906 | L'Altalena | Coppia Corbetta | Vocal ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9525b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Orsù, Fernando | Giuseppe Acerbi ; Maria Cappiello ; Francesco Cigada | Vocal trio (mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9536b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Comme ’o zuccaro | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9542b | 10-in. | 1906 | ’A fforza t’aggi ’ama | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9544b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Palomma ’e notte | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9546b | 10-in. | 1906 | Tirulì, tirulà | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9551b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | 'A gelosia | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9552b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Viato a me | Gennaro Pasquariello | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9554b | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | E rimasto la impietrato : Cuarteto | Linda Brambilla ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi ; Augusto Scipioni | Vocal quartet (mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9556b | 10-in. | Dec. 1906 | Cheti, cheti | Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Augusto Scipioni | Vocal duet (bartione and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9809b | 10-in. | 1/18/1907 | On the go | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10135b | 10-in. | 1907 | Then shall the righteous shine forth | Edward Lloyd | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10273b | 10-in. | Mar. 1907 | El Danubio azul | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10278b | 10-in. | Mar. 1907 | España | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10312b | 10-in. | March 1907 | If with all your hearts | Edward Lloyd | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10379b | 10-in. | Apr. 1907 | Maestri cantori : Act II Finale | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10383b | 10-in. | April 1907 | Preludio, Atto iv | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10385b | 10-in. | Apr. 1907 | Preludio | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10415b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | El mal de venter | Speaker (unidentified; Gramophone Co.) | Comic monologue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10417b | 10-in. | 5/1/1907 | Al confessionale | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10419b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Un questione di campanile | Speaker (unidentified; Gramophone Co.) | Male comic monologue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10422b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | I prodezz del Tecoppa | Speaker (unidentified; Gramophone Co.) | Comic monologue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10434b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Palomma ’e notte | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 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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