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 551-575 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 7581b 10-in. 1905 Io son ricco e tu sei bella Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7585b 10-in. 1905 Si ridesti il leon di Castiglia Teatro alla Scala Coro Chorus, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7586b 10-in. 1905 In arcion, cavalieri! Cesare Preve ; Giuseppi Sala Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7595b 10-in. ca. 1905 Guglielmo Tell : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7603b 10-in. 1905 Celebre maciccia Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 7752½o 10-in. 1907 Hat ayouha el saki Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7753o 10-in. 1907 Hat ayouha el saki Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7760o 10-in. 1907 El hobbe rabbani Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo[?] recordist  
Gramophone 7761o 10-in. 1907 El hobbe rabbani Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7768 10-in. 1907 Taksim layali Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7769o 10-in. 1907 Ane adaett ane houbak Ahmed Saber Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7793a 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Gaddidi ya nafsi hazzik Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7793b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Gaddidi ya nafsi hazzik Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7797b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Maglis el ouns el hani Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7797½b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Ji maglis el ouns el hani Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7801b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 Haddak wardi, part 1 Abd-el-Hai ; Mohamed Ibrahim ; Ibrahim Sahloun Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7801½b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 Haddak wardi, part 2 Abd-el-Hai Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7804b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Sallimt rohok Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7804½b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Sallimt rohok Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7804b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Sallimt rohok Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7816b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Ya dayek el nom Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7819b 10-in. approximately March 1906 Hay El-Hayat Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7819½b 10-in. approximately March 1906 Hay El-Hayat Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7822b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Kount fein Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7822½b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Kount fein Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
(Results 551-575 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed May 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024.

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