A week in radio

Radio 3's all-encompassing tribute to Schubert was audacious, serious and luxuriant – but by midweek I was yearning to listen to something elseOver eight days and for more than 200 hours of continuous broadcasting, The Spirit of Schubert is currently eclipsing all else on Radio 3. Like the network's comprehensive schedule-clearing tributes to other major composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky, it's an audacious, serious, luxuriant offering for listeners.By midweek, though, ...

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