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 701-725 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 9378b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Ah! Se l'error t'ingombra Francesco Cigada Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9380b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Il damerino Peppino Villani Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9381b 10-in. Nov. 1906 L’attendente Peppino Villani Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9384b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Il Professor Quattrocchi Peppino Villani Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9392b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 La capinera Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9393b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Honores militares Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9395b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Príncipe di Piemonte Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9406b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Graziella Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9409b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Maggio Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9411b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Cinematografì, cinematografà Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9416b 10-in. November 1906 La figlia di Madama Angot Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9418b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Miss Helyette : Potpourri Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9423b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Serenata a Luisella Peppino Villani Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9429b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Boccaccio : Potpourri Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9430b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Carezze e baci Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9431b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 'E ragazze Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9432b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Stornelli romani Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9434b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 La vertù punità Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9436b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Ah! Paventa il fuor Francesco Cigada ; Amelia Codolini ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal trio (mezzo-soprano, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9438b 10-in. November 1906 Infelice e tu credevi Aristodemo Sillich Bass vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9445b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Ah! fosco ciel Teatro alla Scala Coro Chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9446b 10-in. Nov. 1906 O qual funesto abbrnimento Aristodemo Sillich Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9447b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Come rugiada al cespite Luigi Colazza Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9448b 10-in. Nov. 1906 La donna é mobile Giuseppe Acerbi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9452b 10-in. November 1906 Der Freischütz : Obertura, parte1 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
(Results 701-725 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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