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 451-475 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 6711b 10-in. approximately 1905 Etude de la tarantelle Alfred Grünfeld Piano solo recordist  
Gramophone 6897b 10-in. 1905 Nešťastné kalhoty J. Herman Zefi Comic vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 6903b 10-in. 1905 Svec. když prach nema Ferda Kohout Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 6907b 10-in. 1905 Žena má Ferda Kohout Comic monologue, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 6923b 10-in. 1905 Zpěv Přemysla 11 Bohumil Benoni Baritone vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6926b 10-in. 1905 Arie Žalářníka Emil Pollert Bass vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6928b 10-in. 1905 Arie Kecala Emil Pollert Bass vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6929b 10-in. 1905 Arie Kaliny Bohumil Benoni Baritone vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6931b 10-in. 1905 Arie knižete Bohumil Benoni Baritone vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6933b 10-in. ca. 1905 Arie Onegina Bohumil Benoni Baritone vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6938b 10-in. 1905 Stastny manzel Emil Pollert Bass vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6955b 10-in. 1905 Večerni piseň : Dvě vdovy Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 6956b 10-in. 1905 Slovanský tance č. 7 Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Band recordist  
Gramophone 6958b 10-in. 1905 Barcarola Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Band recordist  
Gramophone 6961b 10-in. ca. 1905 Duetto Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Band recordist  
Gramophone 6966b 10-in. ca. 1905 Knickebeinmarsch Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Band recordist  
Gramophone 6968b 10-in. 1905 Dostaveničko Hudba c.a.k. Pešiho Pluku č. 102 Band recordist  
Gramophone 6972b 10-in. 1905 Dve vdovy Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6974b 10-in. 1905 Arie jeníka Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6976b 10-in. 1905 Arie vévody Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6977b 10-in. 1905 Písen chapelona Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6978b 10-in. ca. 1905 Arioso Canio Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6979b 10-in. ca. 1905 Couplet vévody Otakár Mařák Tenor vocal solo, with piano recordist  
Gramophone 6982b 10-in. 1905 Prendi, l’anel ti dono Emilio Perea Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 6984b 10-in. 1905 Cavatina Amelia Pollini Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
(Results 451-475 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.

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