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 476-500 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 7003b 10-in. 1905 Re del cielo Luigi Colazza Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7014b 10-in. 1905 Mal reggendo all' aspro assalto Luigi Colazza ; Clotilde Esposito Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7015b 10-in. 1905 Solenne in quest'ora Ernesto Caronna ; Luigi Colazza Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7019½b 10-in. 1905 Ah si per sempre Alberto Caffo Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7021b 10-in. 1905 A consolarmi affrettati Alberto Caffo ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7022b 10-in. 1905 Quell'uom dal fiero aspetto Alberto Caffo ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7027b 10-in. 1905 Di geloso amor sprezzato Maria Bernacchi ; Ernesto Caronna ; Luigi Colazza Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7028b 10-in. 1905 Mira d'acerbe lagrime Maria Bernacchi ; Ernesto Caronna Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7029b 10-in. 1905 Ai nostri monti ritorneremo Luigi Colazza ; Clotilde Esposito Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7033b 10-in. 1905 Abbietta zingara Giuseppe Torres de Luna Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7037b 10-in. 1905 La vedremo, o veglio audace Ernesto Caronna ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7040b 10-in. 1905 Cavatina Teresa Arkel Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7046b 10-in. 1905 Un di, felice eterea Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7047¾b 10-in. ca. 1905 Sulla tomba che rinserra Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7048½b 10-in. approximately April 1905 Barcarola Luigi Colazza Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7050b 10-in. Jan. 1905 Oro quant' oro Maria Bernacchi ; Luigi Colazza ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7051b 10-in. 1905 Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali Gino Martinez-Patti ; Carlo Sabajno Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7056b 10-in. 1905 Quant’ è bella Emilio Perea Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7057b 10-in. 1905 Guglielmo Tell : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7058b 10-in. ca. Apr. 1905 Esulti pur la barbara Emilio Perea ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7060b 10-in. ca. 1905 Guglielmo Tell : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7064b 10-in. 1905 Sei l'angiol diletto Tina Farelli ; Gino Martinez-Patti Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7065b 10-in. 1905 Toglietemi la vita ancor romanza Teresa Arkel Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7066b 10-in. ca. 1905 Guglielmo Tell : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7069b 10-in. approximately 1905 Verranno a te sull'aure Gino Martinez-Patti ; Emma Trentini Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
(Results 476-500 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

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