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 1201-1225 of 1233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 19052b | 10-in. | 3/23/1915 | Il primo giorno di trento italiana | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Dramatic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19053b | 10-in. | 3/23/1915 | Una notte di tempesta nelle trincee italiane | Unidentified performer(s) (Gramophone Co.) | Dramatic scene | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19086b | 10-in. | 4/2/1915 | Andate, o mamma | Giorgina Ermolli | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19088b | 10-in. | 4/2/1915 | Tu qui, Santuzza? | Giorgina Ermolli ; Francesco Tuminello | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19089b | 10-in. | 4/7/1915 | Turiddu mi tolse l’onore | Giorgina Ermolli ; Enrico Perna | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19092b | 10-in. | 4/9/1915 | Comare Santa, allor | Giorgina Ermolli ; Enrico Perna | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19093b | 10-in. | 4/9/1915 | Il cavallo scalpita | Enrico Perna | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19096b | 10-in. | 4/10/1915 | Serenatella | Mary Durville | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19097b | 10-in. | 4/10/1915 | Vieni | Mary Durville | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19101b | 10-in. | 4/12/1915 | Marietta | Mary Durville | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19103b | 10-in. | 4/12/1915 | La campane del villaggio | Mary Durville | Female vocal solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19112b | 10-in. | 4/17/1915 | A Tripoli | Banda Militare | Band | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19154b | 10-in. | 4/24/1915 | Serenata eccentrica | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19156b | 10-in. | 4/24/1915 | Avanti marcia! | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19159b | 10-in. | 4/24/1915 | Rondinella d’amor | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19160b | 10-in. | 4/24/1915 | Voce di patria | Ines e Taki | Female-male vocal duet | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19730b | 10-in. | 11/6/1915 | Sirenien kukkiessa | Wäinö Sola | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19731b | 10-in. | 11/6/1915 | Ties luoja ken sua suutelee | Wäinö Sola | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19743b | 10-in. | 11/6/1915 | Ole armollinen | Wäinö Sola | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19752b | 10-in. | 11/6/1915 | Serenaadi | Wäinö Sola | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19762b | 10-in. | 11/7/1915 | Lienan kahvilaulu | Ilvari Kainulainen | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 19769b | 10-in. | 11/7/1915 | Tuulan tei | Wäinö Sola | Male vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 20018b | 10-in. | 2/14/1917 | Pranzare in casa? | Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Vincenzo Ceccarelli | Vocal quintet (2 tenors, 2 baritones, and bass), with vocal chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 20020b | 10-in. | 2/14/1917 | Ha visto? | Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Vincenzo Ceccarelli | Vocal quintet (2 tenors, 2 baritones, and bass), with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 20040b | 10-in. | 2/21/1917 | Ohè, lá! Le guardie! | Adalgisa Giana | Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and 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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