The Spirit of Schubert continues to please me; I have yet to switch on the radio and think, 'oh, no, not Schubi again' (I am grateful to Alexandra Loske for this colloquial diminutive). Of course, I have not listened to it all, or anything like, but even the fragments are interesting, even that fugue subject that lasted a few seconds. I was even inspired to make a Schubertiade for the cats in the comfort of my home, based on an iTunes playlist of everything I have by him, songs and piano music. It only lasts a day and five hours.
What is even better is the use the organisers have made of social media. I have mentioned the @franzisiunwell Twitter account before, but there is also a splendid Tumblr. Today was the day of the wanderer; tomorrow the theme is classical or romantic.
