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 676-700 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 9233½b 10-in. October 1906 Souret Mariem Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9234b 10-in. October 1906 Souret Youssef Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9235b 10-in. October 1906 Souret tah Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9236b 10-in. October 1906 Souret el essra Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9237b 10-in. October 1906 Souret el Kahfe Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9238b 10-in. October 1906 Souret el-Haka Mohamed (El Chaikh) Selim Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9248b 10-in. 10/23/1906 Taxim layali El Sette Bamba El-Awada Female vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 9249b 10-in. 10/23/1906 Hobbak ya salam El Sette Bamba El-Awada Female vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9250b 10-in. 10/23/1906 Hobbak ya salam El Sette Bamba El-Awada Female vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9261b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Toubi Yo heloua toubi Musique Militaire Band recordist  
Gramophone 9263b 10-in. Oct. 1906 El Bogdadii Musique Militaire Band recordist  
Gramophone 9265b 10-in. Oct. 1906 Nar el-echk Musique Militaire Band recordist  
Gramophone 9281b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 Badegh el habib Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9282b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 Badegh el habib Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9283b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 Badegh el habib Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9297b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 El henna el henna Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9298b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 El henna el henna Abd-el-Hai Effendi Helmi Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9310b 10-in. 10/25/1906 Alal gada el asmar El Sette Farida El-Escandaranaiah Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9312b 10-in. 10/25/1906 Amra ya amara El Sette Farida El-Escandaranaiah Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9313b 10-in. 10/25/1906 Ala baladi El Sette Farida El-Escandaranaiah Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9327b 10-in. 10/25/1906 Mandili waké fil hara El Sette Farida El-Escandaranaiah Female vocal solo, with accompaniment recordist  
Gramophone 9353½b 10-in. 1908 Cortigiani, vil razza dannata Renzo Minolfi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9354b 10-in. November 1906 Pura siccome un angelo Renzo Minolfi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9361b 10-in. Nov. 1906 O sole più rapido Giuseppe Acerbi ; Renzo Minolfi Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9367b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Ah, sì ben mio Luigi Colazza Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
(Results 676-700 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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