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 301-325 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 1925b | 10-in. | May 1902 | Les deux grenadiers | Pol Plançon | Bass vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1939b | 10-in. | 5/30/1902 | Ronde de veau d'or | Pol Plançon | Bass vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1951c | 12-in. | 4/2/1909 | I sacri nomi | Celestina Boninsegna | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1952c | 12-in. | 4/2/1909 | O cieli azzurri | Celestina Boninsegna | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1957c | 12-in. | 4/5/1909 | Questo Mar Rosso | Ernesto Badini ; Gennaro De Tura ; Carlo Sabajno | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1961c | 12-in. | 4/6/1909 | Mimi è una civetta | Ernesto Badini ; Gennaro De Tura ; Laura Mellerio | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1967c | 12-in. | 4/9/1909 | Mimi, io son | Ernesto Badini ; Dora Domar | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 1976c | 12-in. | 4/14/1909 | Che facevi che dicevi | Ernesto Badini ; Dora Domar ; Gino Giovanelli ; Annita Santoro | Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2003c | 12-in. | 8/26/1910 | Oy, u luzi, ta I pry beryozi | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ; Imperial Moscow Opera Chorus | Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus (unaccompanied) | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2004½c | 12-in. | 8/26/1910 | I'll amuse my hostess ... Merry Shrovetide | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2005c | 12-in. | 8/26/1910 | Down Mother Volga | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ; Imperial Moscow Opera Chorus | Bass vocal solo, with male chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2006½c | 12-in. | 8/26/1910 | Nochen'ka | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo (unaccompanied) | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2008½c | 12-in. | 8/29/1910 | Seigneur, daignez permettre à votre humble servante | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ; M. A. Mikhaĭlova | Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with orchestra and organ | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2009c | 12-in. | 8/29/1910 | Faust | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2014c | 12-in. | 8/29/1910 | The tempest rages | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2019c | 12-in. | 9/1/1910 | Dubinushka, russkaya pesnya | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2020e[b | 10-in. | 4/17/1905 | Recuerdas | Banda Real Militar | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2035b | 10-in. | 1902 | Ah! Je ris, de me voir si belle | Suzanne Adams | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | G2036b | 10-in. | 1902 | Coquette | Suzanne Adams | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | G2037b | 10-in. | 1902 | Valse aria | Suzanne Adams | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | G2058b | 10-in. | July 1902 | Habanera | Emma Calvé | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2060b | 10-in. | July 1902 | Enchantement | Emma Calvé | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2062b | 10-in. | July 1902 | Seguidilla | Emma Calvé | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | G2063b | 10-in. | July 1902 | Voi lo sapete | Emma Calvé | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 2114b | 10-in. | 1902 | O douce etoi | Maurice Renaud | Baritone 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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