art

• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo: The Abduction of Proserpina (1621-22)
• Canova, Antonio: Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (1793)
• Van Gogh, Vincent: Sunflowers (1888)

books

• Hosseini, Khaled: A Thousand Splendid Suns
• Márquez, Gabriel García: Love in the Time of Cholera
• Murakami, Haruki: Kafka on the Shore
• Zusak, Markus: The Book Thief

music

• Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
• Bach, Johann Sebastian: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
• Baker, Chet: Chet Baker Sings (1954)
• Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby (1962)
• Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor, Op. 15
• Liszt, Franz: Sonata in b minor, S. 178
• Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor, Op. 30
• Schumann, Robert: Carnaval, Op. 9, No 5. Eusebius
• Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102 (II. Andante)