Long List of Annual Awards 2017

Published: 18th October 2017
The jurors nominated a total of 91 outstanding new recording productions that were released on the German-speaking market in the last eighteen months – titles from all musical genres, including audiobooks. The 10 titles that will come out ahead will be announced on the 24th of October 2017.

The following jury members were involved in the 2017 annual committee: Susanne Benda (Jury Choral Music), Sabine Fallenstein (Jury Harpsichord & Organ), Manfred Gillig-Degrave (Jury Rock), Mike Kamp (Jury Folk & Singer/Songwriter), Michael Kube (Jury Orchestral Music), Joachim Mischke (Jury Film Music), Werner Stiefele (Jury Jazz I) and Jörg Wachsmuth (Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop).

Long List

• JS Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080. Ensemble L’Arte della Fuga, Dentler (Oehms)
• JS Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245. Chor des BR, Concerto Köln etc. Dijkstra (BR Klassik)
• JS Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin. Chung (Warner)
• CPE Bach: Sonatas, Fantasies etc. Lubimov (ECM)
• Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9. Gewandhausorchester, Blomstedt (Accentus)
• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 14, 23, 26, 32. Evgeny Kissin (DG)
• Brahms: Klavierstücke op. 76, 117, 118. Volodos (Sony)
• Brahms: Balladen op.10, Fantasien op. 116 etc. Kozhukin (Pentatone)
• Brahms: Die schöne Magelone. Gerhaher, Huber, Walser (Sony)
• Cassanéa de Mondonville: Trio Sonatas op. 2. Ensemble Diderot, Pramsohler (Audax)
• Chopin etc.: Concertos & Piano Pieces. Trifonov, Mahler Chamber O, Peltnev etc. (DG)
• »André Cluytens — The Complete Orchestral & Concerto Recordings« (Erato)
• Czernowin: The Quiet, Esh etc. SinfonieO des BR etc., Lubman, Barenboim etc. (Wergo)
• Eisler: Lieder Vol.1. Falk, Schleiermacher (MDG)
• Franck etc.: Violin Sonata etc. Faust, Melnikov, Salagon Quartet (harmonia mundi)
• »Frobergers Reisen«. Works by Froberger, Couperin etc. Hasibeder (Raumklang)
• Fuchs: Complete Works for Cello & Piano. Ostertag, Triendl (TyxArt)
• Golijov, Dvorak etc.: Works for Cello & Ensemble. Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights etc. (Warner)
• Graun: Opera Arias. Lezhneva, Concerto Köln, Antonenko (Decca)
• »Händel Goes Wild«. Improvisations. Sabadus, Trovesi etc. L’Arpeggiata, Pluhar (Erato)
• Haydn: The Seasons 1801. Sampson etc., Gabrieli Consort & Players, McCreesh (Signum)
• Kurtág: Complete Works for Chorus & Ensemble. Netherl RadioCh, AskoEns, Leeuw (ECM)
• »Landscapes«. Works by Pärt, Bartók, Haydn, Takemitsu. Schumann Q (Berlin Classics)
• Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendente etc. Trifonov (DG)
• »Luxus«. Works by Frick, Kampe, Nemtsov etc. Ensemble LUX:NM (Genuin)
• Martinu: Die griechische Passion. Zelinka, Witzurke etc., PhilO Graz, Kaftan (Oehms)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lieder im Freien zu singen. Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 1 & 3. NDR-Radiophilharmonie, Manze (Pentatone)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 3 & 4. FBO, Heras-Casado (harmonia mundi)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 3 & 5. Kammerakademie Potsdam, Manacorda (Sony)
• Meyerbeer: Opera Arias. Damrau, O & Chor Nationaloper Lyon, Villaume (Erato
• Mozart: Don Giovanni. Tiliakos, Priante etc., MusicAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)
• Mozart: Violin Concertos 2 & 5. Zimmermann, Tamestit, Bayerische Kammerphil (Hänssler)
• Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin Vol. 1-4. Tiberghien, Ibragimova (Hyperion)
• Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Johansson, Volle, Herheim, Debus etc. (CMajor)
• Rosenberger: Shift, reshift, Modules etc. wasteLAnd, Rage Thormbones (HatHut)
• Schostakowitsch, Martinu: Cello Concertos. Poltera, DSO Berlin, Varga (BIS)
• Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957. Skovhus, Vladar (Capriccio)
• Schubert: Piano Sonatas D 959 & D 960. Zimerman (DG)
• Schumann: Fantasie op.17, Fantasiestücke op.12 & 111. Eckardstein (Cavi)
• »Shakespeare Songs«. Lieder by Finzi, Byrd, Poulenc etc. Bostridge, Pappano etc. (Warner)
• Turchini: Songs from Calabria. de Vittorio, Laboratorio’600, Pavan (Glossa)
• Vecchi: Requiem. Missa pro defunctis. Graindelavoix, Schmelzer (Glossa)
• »Hans Rosbaud dirigiert Richard Wagner« Südwestfunk-O Baden-Baden (SWR classic)
• Weber: Complete Works for Clarinet. Manz etc., RSO Stuttgart, Méndez (Berlin Classics)
• »Tun. Tu«. Works by Ying Wang. Manufaktur für aktuelle Musik etc. Wang (Wergo)
• »Bernd Alois Zimmermann und das symphonische Spätwerk«. Heidenreich etc. (Cybele)

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• Aki Takase & David Murray: Cherry – Sakura (Intakt)
• Alma: Oeo… Irgendwo zwischen Heimaterde und einem dunklen All. (col legno)
• Anne-Mari Kivimäki: Lakkautettu Kylä – A Closed Down Village (Nordic Notes)
• Big Daddy Wilson: Neckbone Stew (Ruf)
• Blues Company: Old, New, Borrowed, But Blues (in-akustik)
• Cigarettes After Sex: Cigarettes After Sex (Partisan)
• Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution: A Short Moment Of Zero G (BMC)
• Depeche Mode: Spirit (Mute)
• Die Grenzgänger: Brot und Rosen (Müller-Lüdenscheidt)
• Gabriele Hasler & Günter Baby Sommer: Fundstuecke (Laika)
• Gaye Su Akyol: Hologram Imparatorlugu (Glitterbeat)
• Gregg Allman: Southern Blood (Concord)
• Grobschnitt: Black & White Vinyl-Edition (Brain)
• John Mellencamp: Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (Republic)
• Joy Denalane: Gleisdreieck (Nesola)
• Juana Molina: Halo (Crammed Discs)
• Konstantin Wecker: Poesie und Widerstand, Box-Set (Sturm & Klang)
• Kraftwerk: 3-D Der Katalog (Parlophone)
• Masaa: Outspoken (Traumton)
• Nguyên Lê & Ngô H.ng Quang: Hà N.i Duo (ACT)
• Nils Wogram Root 70: Luxury Habits (nWog)
• Nishtiman Project: Kobane (Accords Croisés)
• Oren Lavie: Bedroom Crimes (Sony Music)
• Pixies: Head Carrier (Pixiesmusic)
• Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway (Nonesuch)
• Sampha: Process (Young Turks)
• Sílvia Pérez Cruz: Vestida De Nit (Universal)
• Thelonious Monk: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (PIAS)
• Theo Bleckmann: Elegy (ECM)
• Thomas Azier: Rouge (Virgin)
• Timber Timbre: Sincerely, Future Pollution (City Slang)
• Valerie June: The Order Of Time (Caroline)
• Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over (ECM)
• Vinicio Capossela: Canzoni Della Cupa (Accords Croisés)
• Wolfgang Rieck: Der singende Mann (Bluebird Café)
• World Music Instruments: Magic Flute (NoEthno)

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• Bilanz – Hörspielkunst aus den Studios des WDR (Lilienfeld)
• D!e Gäng: D!e Gäng (Oetinger audio)
• Der Kreis des Zauberers – Thomas Mann und Familie (der Hörverlag)
• Edition »Große Werke. Große Stimmen.« (Der Audio Verlag – DAV)
• Jane Austen: Das Gesamtwerk. Eva Mattes (Argon Hörbuch)
• Jochen Till: Luzifer Junior – Teil 1: Zu gut für die Hölle (Der Audio Verlag – DAV)
• Raoul Schrott: Erste Erde Epos (der Hörverlag)
• Ursula Poznanski: Elanus (der Hörverlag)