Guardian Music — Martin Kettle's pick of the great baritone's recorded output1. Schutz ariasReissued from 1950s in 2009, these are compelling recordings of what was then quite obscure repertoire. The young Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's voice is in glorious condition.2. ... more info

Guardian Music — Fischer-Dieskau reorientated our listening experience, writes Daniel Barenboim in a personal tribute to the great baritoneThere are many wonderful composers whose works we appreciate greatly but who did not make a significant impact on the historical... more info

Guardian Music — Choir of King's College London/Trendell (Delphian)Best known for a piece he didn't really write – the famous Miserere is a decorated version of a chant setting which Mozart later wrote down from memory – Gregorio Allegri's other music is not mu... more info

Guardian Music — The tenor pays tribute to the legendary baritone, who died on Friday aged 86Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a titanic figure and a mirror of his age. Hearing of his death today at the age of 86 it was the singing I thought of, of course, and the little ... more info

Guardian Music — What's it like to sing Carmen when your husband is the conductor? Magdalena Kožená (aka Lady Simon Rattle) reveals all to Kate ConnollyMagdalena Kožená believes musicians fall into two categories. "There are people who love to work with their pa... more info

Guardian Music — Andreas Staier(Harmonia Mundi)It's safe to predict that very few people who hear this extraordinary performance of the greatest of all sets of variations for piano will have heard one quite like it before. Andreas Staier bases his performance on the ... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from the past few weeks. Tell us in the comments section below if there's things we've missed, plus what you'd like to see John covering in next month's column1) ... more info

Guardian Music — Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterMahler's Das Lied von der Erde is, it is generally agreed, a masterpiece. But the opening song is one of classical music's most notoriously difficult passages for performers, thanks to the torrential density of its orchest... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonVéronique Gens was last seen in London in the title role of Steffani's Niobe at Covent Garden in 2010, and it is in the 17th- and 18th-century operatic repertoire, up to and including Mozart, that the French soprano has forged he... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonLook! No Conductor! was the title of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's concert. Since modern ensembles (with few exceptions) are so dependent on the (almost invariably) man up front with the baton, it's worth rec... more info