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 651-675 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 9021b 10-in. 9/20/1906 Addio Napoli Francesco Daddi Male vocal solo, with mandolin orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9059b 10-in. approximately October 1906 Il balen del suo sorriso Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9060b 10-in. approximately October 1906 Di Provenza al mar Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9064b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Duetto Valentina Marcello Maria Grisi ; Andrés de Segurola Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9071b 10-in. October 1906 Ernani involami Maria Grisi Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9073b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Splendon piu belle in ciel le stelle Andrés de Segurola Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9077b 10-in. October 1906 Vieni la mia vendetta Andrés de Segurola Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9078b 10-in. October 1906 Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni Andrés de Segurola Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9089b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Yamanta wahichni Mohamed Farid Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9090b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Yamanta wahichni Mohamed Farid Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9091b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Yamanta wahichni Mohamed Farid Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9092b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Yamanta wahichni Mohamed Farid Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9131b 10-in. October 1906 Catily bighangue el kahali Sayed El Safti Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9132b 10-in. October 1906 Catily bighangue el kahali Sayed El Safti Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9173b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Gohouab el garieh El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 9176b 10-in. Oct. 1906 El mesaharati El Sayed Eschta Comic monologue recordist  
Gramophone 9178e 10-in. 11/13/1908 Honest toil march Alexander Prince Concertina solo recordist  
Gramophone 9181b 10-in. Oct. 1906 El nom harram agfami Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9182b 10-in. Oct. 1906 El nom harram agfami Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9183b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Ya man asarani Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9184b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Ya man asarani Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9185b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Ya hleoua ya habibi Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9186b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Ahlan ouasahlan Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9197b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Chéribte el sabre Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9198b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Chéribte el sabre Mohamed Salem El Kébir Male vocal solo recordist  
(Results 651-675 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed May 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 May 2024.

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