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 1126-1150 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 14395b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Cesarzu, cesarzu (You, emperor, you, emperor) | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14396b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Noc księżycowa | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14397b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Piosnka węgierska | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14398b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | To ty | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14400b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Pójdź, pójdz, kotku bilty | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14401b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Aria kadeta od rezervy | Józef Redo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14403b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | To mój przyjaciel Kohn | Józef Redo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14405b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Ty, ty, moje marzenie | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14406b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | W późną noc | Wiktorya Kawecka | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14421b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Dodatek nadzwyczajny | Marjan Domosławski | Vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14422b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Przynajmniej wiesz co masz | Marjan Domosławski | Vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14423b | 10-in. | Feb. 1910 | Kupcie jaja | Marjan Domosławski | Vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14448b | 10-in. | March 1910 | Birchas halel (ברית הלל) | David Moshe Steinberg | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14449b | 10-in. | March 1910 | Owinu malkeinu (אבינו מלכינו) | David Moshe Steinberg | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14543b | 10-in. | Mar. 1910 | Noriu miego | Vilniaus Lietuvius Rutos Choras | Chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14562b | 10-in. | Mar. 1910 | Linksma pavasario atelja diena | Lit. Daimuke Skalsknite | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14563b | 10-in. | Mar. 1910 | Braulis ant dvaro | Lit. Daimuke Skalsknite | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14564b | 10-in. | Mar. 1910 | Skanben prie kryziaus | Lit. Daimuke Skalsknite | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14565b | 10-in. | Mar. 1910 | Zisme i panelę svenčiausia | Lit. Daimuke Skalsknite | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14568b | 10-in. | 3/19/1910 | Ant kalno karklai siubavo | Vilniaus Lietuvius Rutos Choras | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14569b | 10-in. | 7/26/1910 | Sauible raudona | Vilniaus Lietuvius Rutos Choras | Vocal chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14575b | 10-in. | 7/26/1910 | Kazatchek | I. Rode Orchestra | Balalaika orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14606b | 10-in. | 8/16/1910 | Odinokiy | 1st Sumsky Hussar Regiment Band | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 14607b | 10-in. | 8/16/1910 | Malorossysky kazatchek | 1st Sumsky Hussar Regiment Band | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 15330b | 10-in. | 1/27/1911 | Ustaliy kutila | Zonophone Orchestra | 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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