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 576-600 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 7828b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 El afou ya sid el milah Soliman Abou Daoud Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7828½b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 El afou ya sid el milah Soliman Abou Daoud Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7849o 10-in. 1907 Ya zalemni ya leil El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7850o 10-in. 1907 Ya zalemni ya leil El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7850b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 El alb ji ouiddak Mohamed Sadék Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7850½b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 El alb ji ouiddak Mohamed Sadék Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7855b 10-in. Mar. 1906 Min abl na ahoual gamal Mohamed Sadék Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7855½b 10-in. Mar. 1906 Min abl na ahoual gamal Mohamed Sadék Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7856o 10-in. 1907 Filish kaddito zamani El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7857o 10-in. 1907 Filish kaddito zamani El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7858o 10-in. 1907 Hata lee habeeby El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7859o 10-in. 1907 YaIli minal al ya habeehy El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7869o 10-in. 1907 Wannabi habbait kada ya walad El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7870o 10-in. 1907 Wannabi habbait kada ya walad El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7878o 10-in. 1907 Ya deen anabi ya moh El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7879b 10-in. March 1906 Yaman asarni Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7879½b 10-in. March 1906 Yaman asarni Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 7880o 10-in. 1907 Alwad beayet El-Sette Amina El-Arakia Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7883b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Raks baladi Hag Ibrahim El Hag Ibrahim ; Mozmar Caire Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 7895b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 Nokta fi el-nahawi El Sayed Eschta Male vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7905b 10-in. approximately Mar. 1906 Noukta ji el-jiki El Sayed Eschta Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7907b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 El schehata El Sayed Eschta Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 7915b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 Ya hali albadanayali Mounira El Mahdia Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 7915½b 10-in. ca. Mar. 1906 Ya hali albadanayali Mounira El Mahdia Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 8000b 10-in. May 1906 Carmen : Overture Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
(Results 576-600 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.

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