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 |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Gaisberg, Frederick William - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95024030
Wikidata: Fred Gaisberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495215
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/38044502
MusicBrainz: Fred Gaisberg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c22b145-b2f0-48ec-a151-dab518ffc9ff
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