Long List of Annual Awards 2016

Published: 23rd November 2016
The jurors nominated a total of 113 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 9th of February 2017.

The following jury members were involved in the 2016 annual committee: Susanne Benda (Jury Choral Music), Eleonore Büning (Jury Chamber Music), Sabine Fallenstein (Jury Harpsichord & Organ), Michael Kube (Jury Orchestral Music), Joachim Mischke (Jury Film Music), Jan Reichow (Jury Traditional Ethnic Music), Wolfgang Schiffer (Jury Spoken Word), Werner Stiefele (Jury Jazz I), Jörg Wachsmuth (Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop), Heinz Zietsch (Jury Crossover Productions), and, advisory, Member of the Board Manfred Gillig-Degrave (Jury Alternative).

Long List

• JS Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski: Variations. Levit (Sony)
• JS Bach: Complete Secular Cantatas. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki (BIS)
• JS Bach: Missa h-moll. Gächinger Kantorei, Freiburger BO, Rademann (Carus)
• Bachfamilie: Motets. Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (Ricercar)
• Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt (Sony)
• Beethoven, Schubert, Rameau, Brahms: Piano Works. Sokolov (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Beethoven: Diabelli Variations. Gulda (MPS)
• Berg, Webern, Schönberg: Chamber Music. Belcea Q etc. (Alpha)
• Biber: Rosenkranzsonaten. Podger, Swiatkiewicz, Miller, Manson (Channel)
• Brahms: String Quartets, Piano Quartet. Belcea Q, Fellner (Alpha)
• Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano. Coppola, Staier (harmonia mundi)
• Brahms: Violin Sonatas 1-3 etc. Tetzlaff, Vogt (Ondine)
• Bruckner: Symphonies 1-9. SWR SO Baden-Baden & Freiburg etc. Michael Gielen (SWR Music)
• David: Herculanum. Gens, Deshayes etc. Brussels Phil, Niquet (Ediciones Singulares)
• Dohnányi: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 etc. Shelley, Ehnes etc. BBC Phil, Bamert (Chandos)
• Dvorak, Suk: Violin Concerto etc. Tetzlaff, Helsinki Phil O, Storgårds (Ondine)
• Gounod: Cinq-Mars. Gens, Vidal etc. Münchner Rundfunk O, Schirmer (Ediciones Singulares)
• Händel: Arminio. Cencic etc. Armonià Atenèa, Petrou (Decca)
• Jaëll: Musique Symphonique, Musique pour piano. Philipps, Niquet etc. (Ediciones Singulares)
• Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto etc. Zimerman, Berliner Phil, Rattle (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Mahler: Symphonies. Bamberger Symph, Nott (Tudor)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 3 & 4. FBO, Heras-Casado (harmonia mundi)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 413, 414, 415. Bezuidenhout, FBO (harmonia mundi)
• Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Volle, Johannson, Debus, Herheim. DVD ( C Major)
• Rihm: Goethe-Lieder. Begemann, Seyboldt (bastille musique)
• Reger: Organ Works. Rapf (MPS)
• Rott: Symphony No.1. Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Trinks (Profil Hänssler)
• Salieri: Les Danaïdes. Wanroij, Tabot etc. Les Talens Lyriques, Rousset (Ediciones Singulares)
• Satie: Complete Piano Works. Van Veen (Brilliant)
• Smolka: Choral Works. SWR-Vokalensemble, Marcus Creed (Wergo)
• Schostakowitsch: Symphonies 5, 8 & 9 u.a; Symphony 10. Boston SO, Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Schubert, Lieder after Ernst Schulze etc. C Prégardien, Drake (Challenge)
• Schumann: Piano Trios & Concertos. Faust, Queyras, Melnikov, FBO, Heras-Casado (harmonia mundi)
• Schumann: Complete Symphonies Vol I-IV. WDR SO Köln, Holliger (Audite)
• Schütz: Johannespassion. Kobov, van der Kamp etc. Dresdner Kammerchor, Rademann (Carus)
• Sibelius: Symphonies 2, 5 & 1, 4 & 3, 6, 7. Minnesota O, Vänskä (BIS)
• Strawinsky: Threni, Requiem canticles etc. Collegium Vocale Gent, R Flemish Phil, Herreweghe (Phi)
• Telemann: Ino. Labin etc. La Stagione Frankfurt, Schneider (DHM)
• Tippett: String Quartets. Heath Q (Wigmore Hall)
• Tschaikowsky u.a: Violin Concerto etc. Kopatchinskaja, MusicAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)
• Verdi: Aida. Harteros, Kaufmann etc., Accademia Santa Cecilia, Pappano (Warner)
• Vivier: Kopernikus. Opera Factory Freiburg, Holst-Sinfonietta, Simon. (bastille musique)
• BA Zimmermann: Sinfonie in einem Satz (1. Fassung) etc. WDR SO Köln, Peter Hirsch (Wergo)
• »Cantata per flauto«. Works by Hasse, Telemann etc. Tabea Debus & Ensemble (TyxArt)
• »A Tribute To Ornette«. (Jazzwerkstatt)
• »Piano Works um den russischen Futurismus«. Works by Lourié, Mosolov etc. Günther (Cybele)
• »Dinorah Varsi – Legacy«. Varsi (Genuin)
• »Schnebel – Andante con moto«. Portrait by Susanne Elgeti. DVD (Wergo)
• »Menahem Pressler – Der Pianist«. Pressler, Berliner Phil, Rattle etc. DVD (Warner)
• »Les Ballets Russes« Vol. 10. SWR SO Baden-Baden & Freiburg etc. ( Hänssler)
• »Le Concert Royal de la Nuit«. Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé (harmonia mundi)
• »A Tribute to Rudolf Barshai«. Barshai etc. (Ica)
• » …of waters making moan«. Works by Saunders, Pesson etc. Anzellotti, Desjardins (Winter & Winter)
• »Néère« – Lieder by Hahn, Duparc, Chausson. Gens, Manoff (Alpha)

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• Adam Green: Aladdin (Revolver Distribution)
• ABC: The Lexicon of Love II (Mercury)
• Anderson East: Delilah (Elektra)
• Animal Collective: Painting With (Domino)
• ASD: Blockbasta (Four Music)
• Rick Astley: 50 (BMG Rights)
• Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition (Rhino)
• Jeff Beck: Loud Hailer (Rhino)
• Trio Benares: Assi Ghat (JazzSick)
• Geoff Berner: We are going to Bremen to be Musicians (Oriente Musik)
• Beyoncé: Lemonade (Columbia)
• Bloc Party: Hymns (Infectious)
• David Bowie: Blackstar (Columbia)
• Jaimeo Brown: Transcendence. Work Songs (Motéma)
• The Casey Sisters: Sibling Revelry (Old Bridge)
• Dota: Keine Gefahr (Kleingeldprinzessin)
• Danny Dziuk: Wer auch immer, was auch immer, wo auch immer (Buschfunk)
• The Divine Comedy: Foreverland (PIAS)
• Eleanor Friedberger: New View (Frenchkiss)
• Die Grenzgänger: Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist (Müller-Lüdenscheidt-Verlag)
• Tord Gustavsen: What was said (ECM)
• Hazmat Modine: Extra-Deluxe-Supreme (Jaro)
• Christian Haase: Träum doch mal von Blumen (hTMV)
• Schorsch Hampel: Sog gscheid (Focus)
• Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Call It What It Is (Caroline Music)
• Hawniyaz. Aynur, Kayhan Kalhor, Salman Gambarov, Cemîl Qoçgirî (harmonia mundi)
• Jutta Hipp: The Life and Art Of Jutta Hipp (Be!Jazz)
• Jazz Funk Soul: More Serious Business (Shanachie)
• Jóhann Jóhannsson: Soundtrack zu »Sicario« (Varese Sarabande)
• KO Kokott: Solo Live (www.ko-art.de)
• Ray Lamontagne: Ouroboros (RCA)
• Lao Xao Trio: Múa ô (Löwenzahn)
• Liederjan: Vierzig Jahre sowieso (Westpark Music)
• Maxwell: black SUMMER’s night (Columbia)
• Ernst Molden: Schdrom (Monkey)
• Mauretanien, Nouakchott & Chinguetti. Benkadi fóli serie I/III (www.benkadi.org)
• Wolfgang Niedecken: Niedeckens BAP. Die beliebtesten Lieder 1976-2016 (Vertigo)
• Osei Korankye: Seperewa of Ghana, Emmere Nyina Nse (Akwaaba Music)
• Anderson Paak: Malibu (Steel Wool Entertainment)
• Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau: Nearness (Nonesuch)
• Alejandra Ribera: La Boca (Jazz Village)
• Jennifer Rostock: Genau in diesem Ton (Four Music)
• Bobby Rush: Porcupine Meat (Rounder)
• Snoop Dogg: Coolaid (Cash Machine)
• The Inspector Cluzo: Rockfarmers (Fuckthebassplayer)
• Tocotronic: Das rote Album (Vertigo)
• Mahsa Vahdat: The Sun will Rise (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
• Kamasi Washington: The Epic (Brainfeeder)
• Michael Wollny: Nachtfahrten (ACT)
• Amy Winehouse – The Girl behind the Name. Film by Asif Kapadia (Prokino)
• Neil Young: Earth – Live (Reprise)

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• John Dos Passos: Manhattan Transfer (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Thomas Mann: Die große Originalton-Edition (Der Hörverlag)
• Jewgenij Samjatin: Wir (Der Audioverlag)
• »Die Höredition der Weltliteratur« (Der Hörverlag)
• Cornelia Funke: Fabers Schatz (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Der kleine Prinz (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Hendrik Groen: Eierlikörtage. Das geheime Tagebuch des Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Jahre (Osterwold Audio)
• Ödön von Horváth: Der ewige Spießer (Christoph Merian Hörbuch Verlag)