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 976-1000 of 1229 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 12802b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Tsifté telli Estudiantina Grecque Chorus recordist  
Gramophone 12803b 10-in. March 1909 Bournovalia Estudiantina Grecque Chorus recordist  
Gramophone 12808b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Néyleim bir Isaac ben Solomon Algazi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12814b 10-in. March 1909 Aydin eféler Ovanés Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12816b 10-in. March 1909 Gheraali Ovanés Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12820b 10-in. Mar. 1909 I kritikia Estudiantina Grecque Male vocal chorus recordist  
Gramophone 12827b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Smyrneico mane djivaer Mlle. Maria Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio recordist  
Gramophone 12828b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Gianiotiko mane ali pacha Mlle. Maria Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio recordist  
Gramophone 12829b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Tchifté telli Ovanés Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12830b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Chou khanimin akl Ovanés Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12849b 10-in. Mar. 1909 Soyléssam derd Raphael Effendi Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 12858b 10-in. March 1909 Bir younah itdim Abdullah Male vocal solo recordist  
Gramophone 13038b 10-in. 4/2/1909 Di provenza al mar Ernesto Badini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13053b 10-in. 4/5/1909 Pura siccome un angelo Ernesto Badini ; Giuletta Battaglioli Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13056b 10-in. 4/6/1909 Si, vendetta Ernesto Badini ; Laura Mellerio Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13057b 10-in. 4/6/1909 Tutte le feste al tempio Ernesto Badini ; Laura Mellerio Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13074b 10-in. 4/10/1909 Folletto, folletto Coro della Scala ; Gennaro De Tura ; Gaudio Mansueto Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with vocal chorus and orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13086b 10-in. 4/16/1909 Lontano, lontano Gennaro De Tura ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13094b 10-in. 4/17/1909 Don Gregorio il semicroma Antonio Pini-Corsi Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13095b 10-in. 4/17/1909 Don Gregorio il semicroma Antonio Pini-Corsi Male vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13111b 10-in. 4/24/1909 Largo al factotum Ernesto Badini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13126b 10-in. 4/26/1909 Una notte sulla laguna Diversi artisti, Milano [i.e., Colantuoni] Comic scene recordist  
Gramophone 13147b 10-in. 4/28/1909 Gavotta Josephina Huguet Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13152b 10-in. 4/28/1909 'A campagnuola Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
Gramophone 13157b 10-in. 4/28/1909 La spagnuola Annita di Landa Female vocal solo, with orchestra recordist  
(Results 976-1000 of 1229 records)

Citation

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

Gaisberg, Frederick William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 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 March 2024.

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