Remembering Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

On Monday's NewsHour, we remember world renowned German opera singer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He was a master of the lieder, a form of German song, which he helped make popular in the 20th century. [Fischer-Dieskau died Friday](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/dietrich-fischer-dieskau-master-singer-of-german-art-songs-dies-at-86/2012/05/19/gIQA2zixbU_story.html) at the age of 86. We plan to air an excerpt of Fischer-Dieskau singing a section of Franz Schubert's Winterreise. The performance was recorded in 1979 with Alfred Brendel playing the piano. Here's the full performance:
Also on Monday's program, I also talked to [Anne Midgette](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/classical-beat), the classical music critic for the Washington Post, about the life and legacy of Fischer-Dieskau. Here's the continuation of our conversation that I mentioned on the program. (We'll post the on-air discussion later Monday evening):