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 726-750 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 9446b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | O qual funesto abbrnimento | Aristodemo Sillich | Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9447b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Come rugiada al cespite | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9448b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | La donna é mobile | Giuseppe Acerbi | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9452b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Der Freischütz : Obertura, parte1 | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9453b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Luis XV | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9462b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Preludio, atto 3 | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9465b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Per te d'immenso giubilo | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9470b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Graziella | Coppia Corbetta | Vocal group, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9473b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Ciribiribin | Coppia Corbetta | Vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9479b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Inno di Garibaldi | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9480b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Inno di Mameli | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9482b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | La fioraia tradita | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9483b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | La bella Angiolina | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9484b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | La dea del mar | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9485b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | I coscritti all’osteria | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9486½b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Il pallor funesto | Linda Brambilla ; Francesco Cigada | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9490b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | I lament del paisan | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9493b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Vieni sul mar | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9497b | 10-in. | November 1906 | Maledizione | Giuseppe Acerbi ; Linda Brambilla ; Francesco Cigada ; Aristodemo Sillich | Vocal quartet (mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9499b | 10-in. | approximately November 1906 | La fila | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9500b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Il vespero | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9501b | 10-in. | November 1906 | L’altalena | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9502b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Il barcaiolo | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9504b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1906 | Il bersagliere | Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Vocal chorus, with guitar | recordist | |
Gramophone | 9505b | 10-in. | Nov. 1906 | Entre visiones | Banda Municipale di Milano | Band | 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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Linked Open Data Sources
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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