Bach’s Musical Offering – The Anatomy of a Masterpiece

Gladsmuir Parish Church, Gladsmuir

Sat 15 Sept 3pm

Dunedin Consort

Duration approx. 1 hour 15 mins

JS Bach The Musical Offering BWV 1079
Dunedin Consort
John Butt Director and speaker

Half price concession for children and students in full time education

Photo credit: Lammermuir Festival

Dedicated to Frederick the Great following Bach’s visit to his palace of Sans-Souci in Potsdam, The Musical Offering contains music as fine as anything Bach ever composed. The Dunedin Consort’s Director John Butt, one of the world’s leading Bach experts, explores how such a unique work came into being and the remarkable techniques Bach used to create this timeless masterpiece.

NB: Some new seats have been added to the Balcony. These may have a restricted view.

Momentum, rhythm, pace, gait; I love the way Dunedin performances deal in the physical feel of tempos ...Butt makes the transitions really count, building up drama as the music lurches, sidesteps or mellows.'

The Guardian

Gladsmuir Parish Church, Gladsmuir

Gladsmuir Parish Church is a Romanesque cruciform church designed by William Burn and dating from 1839. A replacement was built after a fire in 1886 by John Farquarson of Haddington with later improvements made in 1929. The older ruined church can still be seen and explored behind the new church.

Address

Gladsmuir Parish Church, Gladsmuir
EH33 1ED

Getting there by bus

The following buses pass through Gladsmuir
LOTHIAN BUSES: 106, X6
PRENTICE: 108, 109
Please check bus time tables before booking your tickets.

Getting there by train

There is a train station at Longniddry, 2.7 miles north.

Getting there by car

Gladsmuir is signposted off the A1.

Accessibility

Parking:

There is a free car park at the rear of the church. Volunteer stewards will direct you.

We can offer 2 spaces immediately outside the church gate for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.

Please take care on arrival and leaving as, despite this being a village, traffic tends to travels fast on this wide stretch of straight road.

Terrain:

Tarmac and gravel.

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
1 unisex outside toilet. No disabled toilet.

Wheelchair Access:

Level access at rear of church.

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Bach’s Musical Offering – The Anatomy of a Masterpiece

Gladsmuir Parish Church, Gladsmuir

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