Artist archive: Alec Frank-Gemmill

In an article written for The Arts Desk, reprinted here with permission, Alec Frank-Gemmill talks about his latest BBT-supported SACD for BIS: Mozart’s Horn Concertos. One former teacher of mine said of their recording of the Mozart horn concertos “I’m not really sure why I bothered”.  Said recording is excellent, so they were probably just […]

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Fiddling with Mozart

In an article written for The Arts Desk, reprinted here with permission, Alec Frank-Gemmill talks about his new BBT-supported SACD for Bis: Brahms Chamber Music. The UK’s music industry is in dire straits and my heart goes out to friends and colleagues in financial need. For a proper discussion of the current situation, I refer […]

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Authenticity and Enlightenment
in Lockdown

Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill spends a little of his 2014 BBT Fellowship money on kitting himself out… Does it matter what you wear on stage? Surely the important thing is what you sound like, not what you look like? I used to be amazed and slightly perturbed by the number of comments I received after […]

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