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 |
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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 |
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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