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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 1229 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | MELBA 26 | 12-in. | Apr. 1904 | Porgi amor | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | MELBA 27 | 12-in. | Apr. 1904 | Si mes vers avaient des ailes | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | D34b | 10-in. | 1904 | Schnadahüpfeln | Franz Misfeld [i.e., Gustav Schönwald] | Male vocal solo, with trumpets and piano | recordist | |
Gramophone | 47R[b] | 12-in. | ca. Mar. 1903 | Going to the races | Dan Leno | Monologue, with piano accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | 50R[b] | 12-in. | ca. Mar. 1903 | The huntsman | Dan Leno | Male vocal solo and monologue, with piano accompaniment | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO157c | 12-in. | 7/1/1912 | Chant d'amour | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO163c | 12-in. | 7/1/1912 | The maiden's wish | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO169c | 12-in. | 7/1/1912 | Aufschwung | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO180c | 12-in. | 7/3/1912 | La campanella | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO 182c | 12-in. | 7/3/1912 | Étude in F Minor, No. 2 | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | HO184c | 12-in. | 7/3/1912 | Berceuse | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 263aj | 12-in. | 6/2/1911 | Ah, non mi ridestar! | Mattia Battistini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 267m | 12-in. | approximately 1906 | Magic fire spell | Alfred Grünfeld | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 278aj | 12-in. | 6/6/1911 | D’acqua aspergimi | Mattia Battistini ; Attilia Janni | Vocal duet (soprano and bariton), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 281aj | 12-in. | 6/6/1911 | Bella è di sol vestite | Mattia Battistini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 284aj | 12-in. | 6/6/1911 | Bel sogno beato di pace | Mattia Battistini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 298aj | 12-in. | 6/20/1911 | Mi chiamano Mimi | Claudia Muzio | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 313aj | 12-in. | 6/27/1911 | Niun mi tema | Antonio Paoli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 341aj | 12-in. | July 1911 | Valse brillante | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 345aj | 12-in. | July 1911 | Minuet in G (Ignace Jan Paderewski, Op. 14, No. 1) | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 347aj | 12-in. | July 1911 | Hark, hark, the lark | Ignace Jan Paderewski | Piano solo | recordist | |
Gramophone | 352aj | 12-in. | 7/28/1911 | A te questo rosario | Giuseppina Bonetti ; Ugo Cannetti ; Vittorio De Goetzen ; Rinalda Pavoni | Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, baritone, and bass) with chorus and orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 362aj | 12-in. | 7/31/1911 | Dite più bella imagine | Rinalda Pavoni ; Giuseppe Tommasini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 363aj | 12-in. | 7/31/1911 | Alfin t'ho colto | Vittorio De Goetzen ; Rinalda Pavoni | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | recordist | |
Gramophone | 365aj | 12-in. | 7/31/1911 | O mia Selika | Rinalda Pavoni ; Giuseppe Tommasini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | recordist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.
"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 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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