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 276-300 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 1787½c | 12-in. | 4/20/1909 | Approfittiam | Antonio Pini-Corsi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | G1788b | 10-in. | 4/11/1902 | No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1788c | 12-in. | 4/20/1909 | Ella compar | Antonio Pini-Corsi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | G1790b | 10-in. | 4/11/1902 | E lucevan le stelle | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1794c | 12-in. | 4/21/1909 | Già i sacerdoti | Carlo Barrera ; Karolina Pietraszewska | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1799c | 12-in. | 4/23/1909 | Su dounque, sorgete egzie coorti | Ernesto Badini ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1807c | 12-in. | 4/24/1909 | La Virgine degli angeli | Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Soprano vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1808c | 12-in. | 4/27/1909 | Concertato "Su del Nilo" | Maria Cappiello ; G. Davi ; Giuseppe Quinzi-Tapergi ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal quartet (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1813c | 12-in. | 4/27/1909 | Inflammatus et accensus | Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1814c | 12-in. | 4/28/1909 | Il bacio | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1817½c | 12-in. | 4/29/1909 | Del tempio al limitar | Francesco Federici ; Aristodemo Giorgini | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1844½c | 12-in. | 5/11/1909 | Nume custode e vindice | Antonio Paoli ; Andrés de Segurola | Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1852c | 12-in. | 5/14/1909 | Ei m'ama | Celestina Boninsegna | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1860c | 12-in. | 11/1/1909 | Fu la sorte dell'armi | Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1861c | 12-in. | 11/1/1909 | Ebben, qual nuovo fremito | Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1862c | 12-in. | 11/1/1909 | Ah! Pietà ti prenda... | Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Elena Ruszcowska | Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1863c | 12-in. | 11/1/1909 | Ohimè! di guerra fremere | Egidio Cunego ; Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal trio (soprano, contralto and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1864c | 12-in. | 11/1/1909 | L'amo come il fulgor del creato | Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1866c | 12-in. | 11/2/1909 | Qual occhio al mondo | Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1867c | 12-in. | 11/2/1909 | Amaro sol per te m'era il morire | Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1868c | 12-in. | 11/2/1909 | Non la sospiri la nostra casseta | Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1873c | 12-in. | 11/6/1909 | Scena del giudizio | Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Rizzo Sant'Elia ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and bass), with orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1876c | 12-in. | 11/8/1909 | Credo in un Dio crudel | Ernesto Badini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1881c | 12-in. | 11/12/1909 | Quest' assisa ch'io vesto | Ernesto Badini ; Egidio Cunego ; Elena Fabris ; Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Rizzo Sant'Elia | Vocal quintet (soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1924b | 10-in. | May 1902 | Serenade Mephistopheles | Pol Plançon | Bass vocal solo, with piano | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.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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