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 1101-1125 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 14316b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Die Schweiger : A mensch soll men sein | Frau Glaser ; Herman Waisman | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14320b | 10-in. | February 1910 | Wos thut nit a Jud zu lieb Parnose | Herman Waisman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14323b | 10-in. | February 1910 | Steh auf mein Mann, thu an die Tachtoinim | Herman Waisman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14324b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Chane mit Joelin | Frau Glaser ; Herman Waisman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14330b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Gwiazdka | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14331b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | W żłobie leży (Kolęda) | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14332b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Gdy się Chrystus rodzi | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14333b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Wśród nocnej ciszy | Chór Koscielny | Chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14334b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Serdeczna matko | Chór Koscielny | Chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14335b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Zdrowaś Marya | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14336b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Kiedy ranne wstają zorze | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14337b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Gwiazdo śliczna | Chór Koscielny | Vocal chorus, with organ and bells | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14338b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Chłop u fotografa (Dialog) | Marjan Domosławski ; Wincenty Rapacki | Dialogue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14339b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Maciek francuzem | Marjan Domosławski ; Wincenty Rapacki | Dialogue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14340b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Źydowski mazur | Marjan Domosławski ; Wincenty Rapacki | Vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14341b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Dowcipne odpowiedzi | Wincenty Rapacki | Comic dialogue | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14342b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Komiczna serenada | Marjan Domosławski ; Wincenty Rapacki | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14343b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Pod oknem u fipci (Komiczna serenada) | Marjan Domosławski ; Wincenty Rapacki | Vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14346b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Kalmen Schadchen | A. Dranow ; Herman Waisman | Vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14355b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Wenn ich bin Rotschild | Seljaso | Recitation | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14357b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | L’ojlom tikach | Herman Waisman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14381b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Strażak i kucharka | Marjan Domosławski ; Marja Jarkowska | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14384b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Hiszpanka | Marja Jarkowska | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14387b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Gejska : Kuplety | Marja Jarkowska | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14392b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Ach, jakże bym go zapomnieć chciała | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, 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.
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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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