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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 776-800 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gramophone | 10438b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Esposizione marittima | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10439b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | ’Ndringhete ’ndra | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10440b | 10-in. | May 1907 | 'O sfizio | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10441b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Balla ba' | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10442½b | 10-in. | May 1907 | 'A scurita | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10449b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Parola quinta | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10450b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Ave Maria | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10451b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | A calamità | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10453b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Cicirenella | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10454b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Aprite la finestra | I Figli di Ciro | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10456b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Stabat mater | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with organ | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10457b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Salutaris ostie | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10458b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Tarantella ciociara | Peppino Villani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10513b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Obbligato, obbligato | Ernesto Badini ; Fernando De Lucia | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10515b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Il sogno | Fernando De Lucia ; Carlo Sabajno | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10516b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Toreador | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Ines Salvador | Vocal trio (soprano, mezzo-soprano, and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10518b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Se tu m’ami | Francesco Cigada ; Ines Salvador | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10519b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Di geloso amor sprezzato | Francesco Cigada ; Clara Joanna ; Antonio Paoli | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10521b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Figlia miei, v'arrestate | Antonio Paoli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10522b | 10-in. | approximately May 1907 | Re del cielo e de'beati | Antonio Paoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro | Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10548b | 10-in. | 1907 | Ma tu sfiorata di rugiada gentil | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10549b | 10-in. | 1907 | Disse il saggio | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10551b | 10-in. | 1907 | Se tradirni tu potrai | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10553b | 10-in. | 1907 | Turiddu, mi tolse l'onore | Clara Joanna ; Renzo Minolfi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10555b | 10-in. | 1907 | Ad essi io non perdono | Clara Joanna ; Renzo Minolfi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with 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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.