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 551-575 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 7581b | 10-in. | 1905 | Io son ricco e tu sei bella | Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7585b | 10-in. | 1905 | Si ridesti il leon di Castiglia | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7586b | 10-in. | 1905 | In arcion, cavalieri! | Cesare Preve ; Giuseppi Sala | Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7595b | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | Guglielmo Tell : Obertura | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7603b | 10-in. | 1905 | Celebre maciccia | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7646o | 10-in. | 1907 | El echk koulo nawah (gadid), [part] I | Sayyid Al-Saftī | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7647o | 10-in. | 1907 | El echk koulo nawah (gadid), [part] II | Sayyid Al-Saftī | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7648o | 10-in. | 1907 | El echk koulo nawah (gadid), [part] III | Sayyid Al-Saftī | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7649o | 10-in. | 1907 | El echk koulo nawah (gadid), [part] IV | Sayyid Al-Saftī | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7752½o | 10-in. | 1907 | Hat ayouha el saki | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7753o | 10-in. | 1907 | Hat ayouha el saki | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7760o | 10-in. | 1907 | El hobbe rabbani | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo[?] | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7761o | 10-in. | 1907 | El hobbe rabbani | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7768 | 10-in. | 1907 | Taksim layali | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7769o | 10-in. | 1907 | Ane adaett ane houbak | Ahmed Saber | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7793a | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Gaddidi ya nafsi hazzik | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7793b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Gaddidi ya nafsi hazzik | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7797b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Maglis el ouns el hani | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7797½b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Ji maglis el ouns el hani | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7801b | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1906 | Haddak wardi, part 1 | Abd-el-Hai ; Mohamed Ibrahim ; Ibrahim Sahloun | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7801½b | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1906 | Haddak wardi, part 2 | Abd-el-Hai | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7804b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Sallimt rohok | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7804½b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Sallimt rohok | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7804b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Sallimt rohok | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 7816b | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1906 | Ya dayek el nom | Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | 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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