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 426-450 of 1233 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 4295b 10-in. Nov. 1903 Spotlied op de vegetariers Jacobus Hendricus Speenhoff Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone HO4414af 12-in. 5/29/1920 Siccome un dì caduto Graziella Pareto Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone HO4416af 12-in. 5/29/1920 Quel guardo, il cavaliere Graziella Pareto Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone HO4427af 12-in. 6/9/1920 Ne pouvant réprimer les elans de la foi Fernand Ansseau Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone HO4430af 12-in. 6/10/1920 Deh vieni, non tardar Graziella Pareto Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone HO4432af 12-in. 6/10/1920 O bimba bimbetta Graziella Pareto Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 5225a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey's fight with Oney Gagin Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5227a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey as a doctor Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5228a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey at Denny Murphy's wake Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5234a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey at the telephone Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5235a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey courting his girl Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5236a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey as a judge Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5237a 7-in. 3/7/1903 Casey as an insurance agent Russell Hunting Monologue recordist  
Gramophone 5317b 10-in. 5/26/1904 Joli comme un papillon James I. Lent Bells, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 5475b 10-in. 7/18/1904 Los patinadores Orquesta "Tzigane" Bohema de Paris Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone HO5783ae 10-in. 7/16/1920 Waltz Renée Chemet ; Marguerite Delcourt Violin solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone HO5785ae 10-in. 7/16/1920 Bourrée Renée Chemet ; Marguerite Delcourt Violin solo, with harpsichord recordist  
Gramophone 6150b 10-in. 10/20/1904 Chant Vénitien Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6151b 10-in. 10/20/1904 Les anges pleurent Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6320e 10-in. 1907 The Highland fling Pipers of H. M. Scots Guards Bagpipes recordist  
Gramophone 6527b 10-in. 1/14/1905 Sea chanties no. 2 : Blow my bully boys Minster Singers Chorus recordist  
Gramophone 6530b 10-in. 1/14/1905 Sea chanties no.4: Whiskey Johnny Minster Singers Chorus recordist  
Gramophone 6636b 10-in. 1905 Cserebogár sárga cserebogár Banda Marczi czigányzekekara Instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 6638b 10-in. 1905 Elmennék én katonának Banda Marczi czigányzekekara Instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 6655b 10-in. 12/31/1905 Most van a nap lemenőbe… Imre Pintér Male vocal solo recordist  
(Results 426-450 of 1233 records)

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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