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 801-825 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 10570b | 10-in. | 1907 | Il cavallo scalpita | Renzo Minolfi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10582b | 10-in. | 1907 | Deserto sulla terra | Fortunio Sancovy | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10585½b | 10-in. | 1907 | O figlio d’inghilterra | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Ines Salvador ; Aristodemo Sillich ; Teatro alla Scala Coro | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10586b | 10-in. | 1907 | Vado, corro | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10587b | 10-in. | 1907 | Casta diva | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10601b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Son quà | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10608b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Scena della finestra | Clara Joanna ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10609b | 10-in. | ca. June 1907 | Versa il filtro nella tazza sua | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Paoli ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, 2 tenors, and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10610b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Albatro | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10613b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Restó cosí nel fascino | Carmen Melis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10634b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Vago ricordo | Ida Giacomelli | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10636b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Figlio del mar | Carmen Melis | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10638b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Guarda, Don Bartolo | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10639b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Son tradito | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10641b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Io voglio il piacere | Gaetano Pini-Corsi ; Aristodemo Sillich | Vocal duet (tenor and bass) | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10645b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Regnava nel silenzio | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10646b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Quando rapita in estasi | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10647b | 10-in. | June 1907 | O luce di quest’anima | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10649½b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Finale dell' opera | Clara Joanna ; Nina Rambelli | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with vocal chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10650b | 10-in. | approximately Jun. 1907 | Si, io t'amo | Antonio Paoli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10660b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Strofe di Hun-Ci | Ernesto Badini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10668b | 10-in. | June 1907 | O mia Mimosa | Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10670b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Madonna ascolta | Carmen Melis | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10672b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Si, dannato morró | Giuseppe Taccani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 10679b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Al telefono | Dramatic group (unidentified; Gramophone Co.) | Comic scene | 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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