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 926-950 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 12267b 10-in. 2/26/1909 Koniala Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12268b 10-in. 2/26/1909 Caranfilim har bana Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12269b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Séni yordoukdja titreyor youréim Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12270b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Cara yozloum youzelim aman Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12271b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Yéni, yéni bir sevdaya douchdoum Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12273b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Mahzoun ghionul heyhat chad oladjakmi Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12274b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Tchik dérim djana tchikmaz ténimden Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12277b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Evleruniu onou handir Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12278b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Ilk bahar oloundia cheu olour daglar Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12279b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Nitchun youdjendin sen bana dildar Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12280b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Ben bugün bir şey işittim Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12292b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Satchlar perichan Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12298b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Bir sou itchdim destiden Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12299b 10-in. 2/27/1909 Erzincan'da bir kuş var Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12304b 10-in. 2/28/1909 Trélocoritso Estudiantina Grecque Vocal ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 12305b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Ninon ninete Estudiantina Grecque Vocal trio recordist  
Gramophone 12309b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Edirnenin kioprussu tachdan Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12310b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Alichimin cachlari care aman Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12312b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Djemalina hayran oldoum Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12315b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Tschakidji Turkissi tabacam totou doldou Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12317b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Kaynanam cheytan kari Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12318b 10-in. 3/1/1909 Tchika bilssam chou youcouchun bachina Ibrahim Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12340b 10-in. 3/5/1909 Hanoumaki Estudiantina Grecque Vocal ensemble recordist  
Gramophone 12342b 10-in. 3/5/1909 Mavri nichta Estudiantina Grecque Vocal trio recordist  
Gramophone 12343b 10-in. 3/5/1909 Ta galan ta kimata Estudiantina Grecque Vocal trio recordist  
(Results 926-950 of 1229 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaisberg, Frederick William," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116625.

"Gaisberg, Frederick William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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