The "Aura" of Music

Music, much like any other art, has an "aura" about it when seen in person.  I believe this aura is much easier to perceive to the common person than is the aura created by visual art.  There is a clear presence created by high profile musicians.  The interesting thing about this aura in music and in painting is that a lot of the aura is created by the media, and indirect contact with the medium.  For example, the Mona Lisa is an incredibly famous and "mystified" painting, but it is arguable that this painting would not be nearly as famous without reproductions of it spread throughout the world; this is the same with music.  Musicians are established by their recordings which are experienced by listeners, and then the live performance is even more special because people know about the musician, and the performance puts you face to face with something that was merely an aural experience before, creating the surreal "aura" experience.