- Alexei Lubimov: “The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross” (ECM)
- Alexei Lubimov, Ivan Monighetti: “Silvestrov: Piano Sonatas, Cello Sonata” (Erato)
- Radu Lupu, Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: “Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 5” (Decca)
- Nicholas Angelich: “Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Piano Sonata No. 8 and Romeo & Juliet” (Erato)
“I play Haydn after a black day and feel a simple warmth in my hands,” begins a poem by Tomas Tranströmer. In a later pair of stanzas, it continues: “The music says freedom exists and someone doesn’t pay the emperor tax. I push down my hands in my Haydnpockets and imitate a person looking on the world calmly.”