The Trout Quintet
Dunbar Parish Church
Violin Sonata No 2
Piano Quintet 'Trout' in A major D667
Violin
Piano
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.
The Arts Desk
Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar
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.
Address
Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar
EH42 1LB
Getting there by bus
The following buses pass through Dunbar. Pleasae check time tables before booking your tickets:
EAST COAST BUSES: x7, 106
EVES COACHES: 120
Getting there by train
Dunbar train station is a short walk from the church.
Getting there by car
Dunbar is just off the A1.
Accessibility
Parking:There is free car parking around the town.
We can offer 3 spaces inside the church grounds for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.
Terrain:Tarmac.
Induction Loop:
Yes
Toilets:
Ladies and gents on ground (one adapted toilet) and first floors.
Sloped tarmac path to church. Level access into venue.
