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 1151-1175 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 15418b | 10-in. | 5/30/1911 | Polka fantastique | Carl Borgwald | Bassoon solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15430b | 10-in. | 6/13/1911 | Nachtzauber | Nebe-Quartett | Male vocal quartet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15574b | 10-in. | 8/4/1911 | Warum denn hielt’st du mich sehnend umfangen? | Robert Leonhardt ; Gertrud Runge | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15575b | 10-in. | 8/4/1911 | Was gibt’s? Du sagtest doch | Robert Leonhardt ; Gertrud Runge | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15578b | 10-in. | 8/12/1911 | Musikalische Ständchen | Hans Blädel | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, trumpet solo, and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15579b | 10-in. | 8/12/1911 | Der traurige Jeremias | Hans Blädel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15625½b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | Ex-Präsident Roosevelt aus Amerika | Carl Bernhard | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15626b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | Ex-Präsident Roosevelt aus Amerika | Carl Bernhardt | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15634b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | A Hupfata | Dachauer Bauernkapelle | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15635b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | Zirndorfer Kirchweih | Dachauer Bauernkapelle | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15643b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | Bayrische Farben | Mirzl und Mina | Vocal duet (yodeling), with band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15644b | 10-in. | 8/19/1911 | Mein Steierland | Mirzl und Mina | Vocal duet (yodeling), with band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15651½b | 10-in. | 8/20/1911 | Da Kare im Manöver | Junker und Hönle | Dialogue, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15658b | 10-in. | 8/20/1911 | Der Polizeidiener Wastl | Junker und Hönle | Dialogue, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15674b | 10-in. | 8/21/1911 | Oberbayrische Gebirgslieder | Dachauer Bauernkapelle | Chorus and yodeling, with band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15675b | 10-in. | 8/21/1911 | Oberbayrische Gebirgslieder | Dachauer Bauernkapelle | Chorus and yodeling, with band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15677b | 10-in. | 8/22/1911 | Zwoa Münchener Stoatrager | Sigl und Stettmeyer | Male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15678b | 10-in. | 8/22/1911 | Geh’, geh’ weg, Kloana | Sigl und Stettmeyer | Male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15784b | 10-in. | 9/8/1911 | Todessehnen | Max Kuttner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15786b | 10-in. | 9/8/1911 | Das Zauberlied | Max Kuttner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15814b | 10-in. | 9/9/1911 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Weimarsches Vokal-Quartett | Vocal quartet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15816b | 10-in. | 9/9/1911 | O du fröhliche, o du selige | Weimarsches Vokal-Quartett | Vocal quartet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15827b | 10-in. | 9/11/1911 | Abendlich strahlt | Fritz Feinhals | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15829b | 10-in. | 9/12/1911 | Auf wolkigen Hoh'n | Fritz Feinhals | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15834b | 10-in. | 9/13/1911 | Tichá noci, svatá noci | Valentin Šindler | Male vocal duet, with orchestra, pump organ, and bells | 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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