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 51-75 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 369aj | 12-in. | 8/1/1911 | L'ora è fissata | Vittorio De Goetzen | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 375aj | 12-in. | 8/2/1911 | Dal labbro il canto vola estasiato | Maria Passeri ; Giuseppe Tommasini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 384aj | 12-in. | 8/5/1911 | Alla stella confidente | Giuseppina Bonetti | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 394aj | 12-in. | 10/10/1911 | Devaneio campestre | Banda da Guarda Republicana de Lisboa | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 395aj | 12-in. | 10/10/1911 | Devaneio campestre | Banda da Guarda Republicana de Lisboa | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 405c | 12-in. | 10/20/1904 | Chant hindou | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 443aj | 12-in. | 12/20/1911 | Voi lo sapete, o mamma | Condestita Clari Di Milani | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 453aj | 12-in. | 1/20/1912 | Danza de Anitra núm. 3 | Banda del Real Cuerpo de Guardias Alabarderos de Madrid | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 459aj | 12-in. | 9/2/1912 | O monumento! | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 461aj | 12-in. | 9/2/1912 | Pescator, affonda l’esca | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 463aj | 12-in. | 9/3/1912 | Largo al factotum | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 464aj | 12-in. | 9/3/1912 | Dai canti d'amore (Canzone) | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 467aj | 12-in. | 9/3/1912 | Pagliacci : Prologo | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 468aj | 12-in. | 9/6/1912 | Ugonotti : Preludio | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 469aj | 12-in. | 9/14/1912 | Gioconda : Preludio Acto I | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 472aj | 12-in. | 9/15/1912 | Tristan e Isolde : Preludio | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 474aj | 12-in. | 9/17/1912 | Vedete, io son fedele | Ebe Boccolini ; Luca Botta | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 475aj | 12-in. | 9/17/1912 | O tentatrice | Ebe Boccolini ; Luca Botta | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 476aj | 12-in. | 9/17/1912 | Mia madre vedo ancor | Ebe Boccolini ; Luca Botta | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 477aj | 12-in. | 9/17/1912 | Mefistofele : Serenata | Ebe Boccolini ; Luca Botta ; Giulia Martinengo | Vocal trio (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 479aj | 12-in. | 9/19/1912 | Norma : Sinfonia | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 481aj | 12-in. | 9/19/1912 | Giunto sul passo estremo | Luca Botta ; Giuseppe Tisci-Rubini | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 487aj | 12-in. | 9/21/1912 | Ha he, fissa li timone | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 490aj | 12-in. | 9/25/1912 | Resta immobile | Vittorio Bellabarba | Baritone vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 492aj | 12-in. | 9/25/1912 | Amore! Misterio! | Luca Botta ; Irene Sollohub | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), 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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