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 651-675 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 8984b | 10-in. | 9/16/1906 | 'A simpaticona | Francesco Daddi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 8985b | 10-in. | 9/16/1906 | Vocca addirosa | Francesco Daddi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9016b | 10-in. | 9/20/1906 | Mattinata | Francesco Daddi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9019b | 10-in. | 9/20/1906 | O' core mio | Francesco Daddi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9021b | 10-in. | 9/20/1906 | Addio Napoli | Francesco Daddi | Male vocal solo, with mandolin orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9059b | 10-in. | approximately October 1906 | Il balen del suo sorriso | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9060b | 10-in. | approximately October 1906 | Di Provenza al mar | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9064b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Duetto Valentina Marcello | Maria Grisi ; Andrés de Segurola | Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9071b | 10-in. | October 1906 | Ernani involami | Maria Grisi | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9073b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Splendon piu belle in ciel le stelle | Andrés de Segurola | Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9077b | 10-in. | October 1906 | Vieni la mia vendetta | Andrés de Segurola | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9078b | 10-in. | October 1906 | Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni | Andrés de Segurola | Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9089b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Yamanta wahichni | Mohamed Farid | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9090b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Yamanta wahichni | Mohamed Farid | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9091b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Yamanta wahichni | Mohamed Farid | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9092b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Yamanta wahichni | Mohamed Farid | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9131b | 10-in. | October 1906 | Catily bighangue el kahali | Sayed El Safti | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9132b | 10-in. | October 1906 | Catily bighangue el kahali | Sayed El Safti | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9173b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Gohouab el garieh | El Sayed Eschta | Comic monologue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9176b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | El mesaharati | El Sayed Eschta | Comic monologue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9178e | 10-in. | 11/13/1908 | Honest toil march | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9181b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | El nom harram agfami | Mohamed Salem El Kébir | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9182b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | El nom harram agfami | Mohamed Salem El Kébir | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9183b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Ya man asarani | Mohamed Salem El Kébir | Male vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9184b | 10-in. | Oct. 1906 | Ya man asarani | Mohamed Salem El Kébir | Male vocal solo | 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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