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 826-850 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 10711b 10-in. Oct. 1907 Pethia an thete leventia Compagnie P. Zorbanis Chorus, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10781b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Tarantelluccia Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10782b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Ammore che girà Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10784b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Manella mia Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10787b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Palomma ’e notte Coppia Corbetta Vocal group, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10790½b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Tu nun me vuo ’cchiú bene Coppia Corbetta Vocal group, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10798b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1907 Villanova Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10799b 10-in. 1907 Tiempo perduto Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 10805b 10-in. ca, Oct. 1907 Perí, peró Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10806b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Na’ palumella janca Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10807b 10-in. ca. Oct. 1907 Maria bella Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10808b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Cose com’è Gennaro Pasquariello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10810b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Suonne sunnate Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10830b 10-in. 1907 L'aprile Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10832b 10-in. 1907 I' po' si v'o ddico Gennaro Pasquariello Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10894b 10-in. 1907 Variazioni di Proch Maria Galvany Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10895b 10-in. 1907 Carcelleras Maria Galvany Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10897b 10-in. 3/21/1905 Spettro santo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10898½b 10-in. 3/21/1905 Spettro infernal Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10900½b 10-in. 1907 Di geloso amor sprezzato Emanuele Ischierdo ; Titta Ruffo ; Fosca Titta Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10906b 10-in. 1907 Suoni la tromba intrepido Titta Ruffo ; Andrés de Segurola Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10908b 10-in. 1907 Madamina, Il catalogo è questo Antonio Pini-Corsi Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10909b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Vedi o cara Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10910b 10-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Se trovasti una comare Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 10954b 10-in. 1907 Nun saccio spiegà I Figli di Ciro Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble recordist  
(Results 826-850 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

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