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 851-875 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 10908b | 10-in. | 1907 | Madamina, Il catalogo è questo | Antonio Pini-Corsi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10909b | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1907 | Vedi o cara | Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10910b | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1907 | Se trovasti una comare | Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10954b | 10-in. | 1907 | Nun saccio spiegà | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10960b | 10-in. | 12/31/1907 | Aforza t’aggi ama | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11003b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Sinfonia | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11004b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Sinfonia | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11008b | 10-in. | 1907 | La nostra vita e vita di piacere | Olga Rosalin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11028½b | 10-in. | 1907 | La cavalcata | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11077½b | 10-in. | 1907 | Casse noisette suite : Marcha | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11115b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Comme ’o zuccaro | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11119b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Afforza t’aggi amá' | Annita di Landa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11123½b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Il vulcano | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11124b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Prete Giacomo | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11125b | 10-in. | 1907 | Serenata d’amore | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11126b | 10-in. | 1907 | Sul margine d’un rio | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11127b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | La béarnaise | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11128b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | La barchetta bruna | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11134b | 10-in. | 1907 | Preludio | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11167b | 10-in. | 1908 | Serenata il mio nome | Fernando De Lucia | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11175b | 10-in. | May 1908 | Il museo meccanico | Trilussa | Recitation | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11181b | 10-in. | May 1908 | Fifi | Trilussa | Recitation | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11186b | 10-in. | 1908 | Barcarola no. 5 | Quintetto Strumentale Sgambati | Instrumental quintet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11187½b | 10-in. | May 1908 | Fado Portuquez | Maria Galvany | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 11190b | 10-in. | May 1908 | O luce di quest'anima | Maria Galvany | Soprano vocal solo | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 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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