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 876-900 of 1233 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 11229b 10-in. 1908 Ogni uom nei lacci d'amor Tina d'Arco ; Gaetano Tani Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11234b 10-in. 1908 Qui sola gioia Coro Compagnia Marchetti Chorus, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11237b 10-in. 1908 Tcion Kina Coro Compagnia Marchetti ; Mercedes Díaz Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11287b 10-in. Jan. 1908 Introduzione Carlo Sabajno Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11308b 10-in. 1908 Wanda : Mazurka Orquesta Ranzato Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11325b 10-in. 9/16/1908 Pjaltenborgs brand : Julia, Julia, hopsasa Victoria Petersen Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11342b 10-in. Sept. 1908 Ingenting til mig Jørgen Lund Comic monologue, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11346b 10-in. Sept. 1908 Alletider den fine mand Jørgen Lund Comic monologue, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11383b 10-in. Sept. 1908 Tre par sko : Skomagervise Oscar Stribolt Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11384b 10-in. September 1908 Her kommer vi Soldater Oscar Stribolt Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11486b 10-in. 9/26/1908 Zions vægter hæver røsten Hans Hedemark Male vocal solo, with organ recordist  
Gramophone 11498b 10-in. Oct. 1908 En visa om Per Olson Calle Lindström Male vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 11503b 10-in. Oct. 1908 Osebo lasses visa om Chikago Calle Lindström Male vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 11523b 10-in. Oct. 1908 I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt August Svenson Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11524b 10-in. Oct. 1908 Min hustru ho' hette Sara August Svenson Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11542e 10-in. March 1910 Napoleons marsch over Alperne Black Diamonds Band of London Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11549b 10-in. October 1908 Hosianna Solist Kvintetten Chorus, with bells and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11551b 10-in. October 1908 Var hälsad sköna morgonstund Solist Kvintetten Chorus, with bells and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11579b 10-in. Oct. 1908 Vårt land, vårt land John Forsell Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 11585b 10-in. October 1908 Den nalkande stormen John Forsell Male vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 11589½b 10-in. October 1908 Vårsång John Forsell Male vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 11609b 10-in. October 1908 Kungl. Flottans paradmarsch Kungl. Flottans Musikkår Band recordist  
Gramophone 11813b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Raks zakieh El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11815b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Ya hamami yamma El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11820b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Ya beta elzeit El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
(Results 876-900 of 1233 records)

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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