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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 501-525 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 7070b | 10-in. | 1905 | Pietoso al par d’un nume | Clotilde Esposito ; Gino Martinez-Patti | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7105b | 10-in. | 1905 | Sogno soave e casto | Giuseppe Acerbi | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7107b | 10-in. | 1905 | Per me ora fatale | Ernesto Caronna | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7115b | 10-in. | 1905 | Sull’orlo dei tetti | Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7118b | 10-in. | 1905 | Un testimonio al Processo Murri | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7123b | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1905 | Una lezione di canto | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7135b | 10-in. | 1905 | Rischiarata è la finestra | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7136b | 10-in. | 1905 | Un dramma sotto la coda | Dramatic group (unidentified; Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7139b | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | La cornacchia del Canadà | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus, with guitar | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7141b | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | In Brianza | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7147b | 10-in. | 1905 | O tu che l’alma adora | Gino Martinez-Patti | Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7149b | 10-in. | 1905 | Questa o quella | Giuseppe Acerbi | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7150b | 10-in. | approximately April 1905 | Di pescatore ignobile | Giuseppe Acerbi | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7201½b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Auld lang syne | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with band and chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7202½b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Come back to Erin | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7203b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Old folks at home | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with vocal trio and piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7204b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Good night | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with vocal trio and piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7205b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Away on the hill there runs a stream | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7297b | 10-in. | 1905 | Tacea la notte placida | Lucia Crestani | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7298b | 10-in. | 1905 | D'amor sull' ali rosee | Lucia Crestani | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7302b | 10-in. | 1905 | Stride la vampa | Lina Mileri | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7303b | 10-in. | 1905 | Fuggitivo e tremante | Cesare Preve | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7304½b | 10-in. | 1905 | Mira, d'acerbe lagrime | Celestina Boninsegna ; Francesco Cigada | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7308b | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | Le parlate d’amor | Emma Zaccaria | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7309b | 10-in. | 1905 | La vergine degli Angeli | Celestina Boninsegna ; Teatro alla Scala Coro | Soprano vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | 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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