Donate | NPR Shop | NPR Community | Login | Register
Jennie Litvack's memories of the late trumpeter lend a special allure to her work on the shofar.
When Pete Yorn needed a sultry partner for a duets album, he knew just the woman to call.
Fanfarlo's members discuss their love of literature and its influence on their music with Guy Raz.
Hear The First Days of Spring, the breakup album of the year, in its entirety.
Lil B wants to record 1,000 songs by the age of 21.
She thrilled music listeners for decades with enthralling interpretations of great classical works.
In the past few days, there have been two news stories that reminded us that artists are also flawed humans. One such story is very much in the mainstream: Roman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland. Since his arrest -- and to the dismay of many -- fellow filmmakers (from Michael Mann to Jonathan Demme) have come to the director's defense in the form of a petition asking for his release.
Perhaps it is easier to separate the art from the artist within the forgiving lens of hindsight. (It's a lot easier to forgive and forget if the artists lived and died well before our time). And maybe we make exception for the supposed great ones, or those time-tested artists, exceptions that we wouldn't make for those we consider our peers.
Where do you the line between the art and the artist? >>
The Canadian pianist plays Haydn's sonatas with lyrical proclamations and high-minded fun.
