The Trout Quintet

Dunbar Parish Church

Duration: approx. 75 minutes

Violin Sonata No 2

Piano Quintet 'Trout' in A major D667


Violin
Piano

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Photo credit: Robin Mitchell

Probably no piece of chamber music merits the term ‘music of friends’ more than Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet. Its easy, carefree charm, only occasionally allowing the mood to darken, has made it one of Schubert’s most popular pieces.

Perhaps ‘music of community’ better describes the second violin sonata of that great American original Charles Ives: half-remembered fragments of beloved hymns jostle with hoe downs or marching bands in passionate, warmly nostalgic, dream-like chaos. It’s given a coruscating performance by Jeremy Denk and the brilliant young Polish violinist Maria Wlosczowska.

Denk’s razor-sharp responses to his fellow players had plenty of humour to them, laugh-out-loud funny in sudden flashes throughout the finale.

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Dunbar Parish Church

Dunbar Parish Church, Gillespie Graham's grand red sandstone gothic church of 1821 stands proudly looking out to sea.

Damaged by fire in 1987, its spacious interior was restored with a colourful mix of ancient and modern features including an elaborate early 17th Century monument to the Earl of Dunbar and some fine 1990 stained glass by Shona McInnes and Douglas Hogg.

Dunbar Parish Church

Address

Dunbar Parish Church
EH42 1LB

Getting there by bus

Services to Dunbar via Edinburgh, Haddington and North Berwick and Berwick upon Tweed. All stop at Dunbar High Street. Walk to the end of the High Street and take the left fork. Church on your right.

Getting there by train

Dunbar Station is on the east coast mainline and has frequent trains running through the station.
Timetables can be found at scotrail.co.uk.
Exit the station, at the top of the road turn right. Turn right again and you will see the church ahead of you.

Getting there by car

Follow the A1 until you reach the Spott roundabout. Take the exit for Dunbar. Follow the road to T-Junction. Take the left at this junction and the church is on your left. 30 miles from Edinburgh.

Accessibility

Parking:

There is free car parking around the town.

There are 3 designated but unreserved spaces within church grounds for Blue Badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book one of these spaces, subject to availability, first come first served.

UPDATE: Please note there are no more blue badge spaces for the concert on 11/09 Alina Ibragimova & Steven Osborne

Terrain:

Tarmac

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
Ladies and gents on ground (one adapted toilet) and first floors.

Wheelchair Access:

Sloped tarmac path to church. Level access into venue.

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