Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

In a career spanning nearly 50 years, the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau brought art song into people's homes through hundreds of recordings. WRTI's Meg Bragle picks a handful of standouts in this centennial tribute.

The American baritone remembers one of his mentors and role models, and recommends several of his favorite recordings.

Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a Viennese fraudster and a brawl on a Chinese train: all the news that's fit to link.