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 |
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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 |
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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