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 901-925 of 1233 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 11822b 10-in. 1/7/1909 El oudabati Eschta El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11824b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Abou eschta oul hagga El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11825b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Kafiet oulad el balad El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11829b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Kafiet es saa El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11832b 10-in. 1/7/1909 Kafiet el handasa El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 11837b 10-in. 1/12/1909 Eschk oisafa Musique de L'Armée Egyptienne Bagpipes recordist  
Gramophone 11841b 10-in. 1/12/1909 Ala baladi Musique de L'Armée Egyptienne Bagpipes recordist  
Gramophone 11847b 10-in. 1/12/1909 Ennom yadinnom Musique de L'Armée Egyptienne Khedivial Army bagpipes recordist  
Gramophone 11889b 10-in. 1/13/1909 Naes ghefounak El Sette Bamba El-Awada Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 11974b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Yamdalla ya nour eini Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 11975b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Ala el hela el hela Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 11998b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Albi Yehebbak Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 11999b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Albi Yehebbak Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12000b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Albi Yehebbak Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12001b 10-in. 1/25/1909 Albi Yehebbak Sit Teira Hakim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12016b 10-in. 1/30/1909 Hannini yamma hannini Zakī Murād Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12017b 10-in. 1/30/1909 Hannini yamma hannini Zakī Murād Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12029b 10-in. 2/2/1909 Calamatianos Greek Futre Quartet Instrumental quartet recordist  
Gramophone 12030b 10-in. 2/2/1909 Sirtos politikos Greek Futre Quartet Instrumental quartet recordist  
Gramophone 12186b 10-in. 2/14/1909 Gazal el liwa Sid Youssef Twefik d'Alep Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12187b 10-in. 2/14/1909 Gazal el liwa Sid Youssef Twefik d'Alep Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12223b 10-in. 2/15/1909 Kil awsafak malika Sid Youssef Twefik d'Alep Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12224b 10-in. 2/15/1909 Leih hajeb zarf Sid Youssef Twefik d'Alep Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12259½b 10-in. 2/26/1909 Vidjdani mouazam olan osmanlilariz bis Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 12260b 10-in. 2/26/1909 Mazloumlarin feryadi mahv itdi istibdadi Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
(Results 901-925 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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625

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