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 726-750 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 9453b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Luis XV Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9462b 10-in. November 1906 Preludio, atto 3 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9465b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Per te d'immenso giubilo Teatro alla Scala Coro Chorus, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9470b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Graziella Coppia Corbetta Vocal group, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9473b 10-in. November 1906 Ciribiribin Coppia Corbetta Vocal duet recordist  
Gramophone 9479b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Inno di Garibaldi Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9480b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Inno di Mameli Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9482b 10-in. Nov. 1906 La fioraia tradita Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9483b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 La bella Angiolina Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9484b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 La dea del mar Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9485b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 I coscritti all’osteria Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9486½b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Il pallor funesto Linda Brambilla ; Francesco Cigada Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9490b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 I lament del paisan Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9493b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Vieni sul mar Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9497b 10-in. November 1906 Maledizione Giuseppe Acerbi ; Linda Brambilla ; Francesco Cigada ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal quartet (mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 9499b 10-in. approximately November 1906 La fila Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9500b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Il vespero Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9501b 10-in. November 1906 L’altalena Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9502b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Il barcaiolo Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 9504b 10-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Il bersagliere Vocal chorus (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) Vocal chorus, with guitar recordist  
Gramophone 9505b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Entre visiones Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9512b 10-in. Nov. 1906 Gli Alpini Italiani Banda Municipale di Milano Band recordist  
Gramophone 9518b 10-in. 1906 Follia Coppia Corbetta Vocal ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 9519b 10-in. 1906 L'Altalena Coppia Corbetta Vocal ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 9525b 10-in. ca. 1906 Orsù, Fernando Giuseppe Acerbi ; Maria Cappiello ; Francesco Cigada Vocal trio (mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
(Results 726-750 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.

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