Long List of Annual Awards 2026

Published: 11th September 2026
The jurors nominated a total of 119 outstanding new recording productions that were released on the German-speaking market in the last four quarters – titles from all musical genres, including audiobooks.

The titles that will come out ahead will be announced on the 15th October 2026.

The following jury members are involved in the 2026 annual committee: Stefan Hochgesand (Jury Pop), Yvonne Höft (Jury Recordings for Children and Youth), Kai Luehrs-Kaiser (Jury Opera I and at the same time chairman), Joachim Mischke (Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital), Regine Müller (Jury Choral Music and Vocal Ensemble), Carsten Niemann (Jury Early Music), Johannes Theurer (Jury Weltmusik) Sabrina Palm (Jury Folk & Singer/Songwriter), Stefan Pillhofer (Jury Keyboard Music I), Nastassja von der Weiden (Jury Club & Dance)

Long List of Annual Awards 2026

• »alto appassionato« – Works by Fauré a.o. Timothy Ridout, Jonathan Ware (harmonia mundi)
• »Chaos« – Works by Bach, Rebel, Rameau, Schnittke, Beethoven. Chaos String Quartet (Solo Musica)
• »con afecto« – Valls: Works from Mapa Armónico Practico. BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari (MDG)
• »Farasha« – Bréville, Hindemith a.o.: Chamber Music. Sindy Mohamed, Julien Quentin, Wassim Mukdad, Serdar Saydan (Berlin Classics)
• »Fortissima« – Works by Bosmans, Yagling a.o. Raphaela Gromes, DSO, Rakitina, Julian Riem (Sony)
• »Grand Tour« – Works by Fischer, Pez, Bach a.o. Freiburger BarockO, von der Goltz (Aparté)
• »Hoffnung« – Schubert: Songs Vol. 3. Samuel Hasselhorn, Ammiel Bushakevitz (harmonia mundi)
• »Live at the Met« – Songs by Puccini, Strauss, Schubert a.o. Lise Davidsen, James Baillieu (Decca)
• »Mozarts Clavichord« – Arias, Songs, Piano Pieces. Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi (Alpha)
• »Piano Heroines« – Works by Hensel, Wieck, Beach, Price. Claire Huangci (Alpha)
• »So Poétique!« – Songs by Gounod a.o. Cyrille Dubois, Brussels Philharmonic, Dumoussaud (Alpha)
• »Solitude« – Works by Purcell, Corbetta a.o. Reginald Mobley, Brandon Acker, Douglas Balliett (Alpha)
• »Song of the Birds« – Works by de Falla, Taktakishvili a.o. Avi Avital, Between Worlds a.o. (DG)
• »The Faces of Carmen« – Documentary by Hilan Warshaw. Aigul Akhmetshina (WDR)
• »Weimar 1755« – Bach JE, Benda GA: Cantatas & Symphonies. Ælbgut, Capella Jenensis (Accentus)
• »Willows« – Works by Vaughan Williams, Shaw a.o. Sam Amidon, Norwegian Chamber O, Kuusisto (Platoon)
• Arriaga: Complete String Quartets. Cuarteto Quiroga (Cobra)
• Bach JL: The Leipzig Cantatas. Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller (Ricercar)
• Bach JS: St John’s Passion. Julian Prégardien a.o., Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• Bach JS: Complete Choral Cantatas. Ophelie Gaillard a.o., Gli Angeli Genève, MacLeod (Aparté)
• Barraine: Symphonies No. 1 & 2 a.o. O National de France, Cristian Măcelaru (PLG)
• Beer: Der Prinz von Schiras. Carlos Moreno Pelizari, Philharmonisches O Regensburg, Veselka (cpo)
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Ravel: La Valse. O de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Decca)
• Brahms: Late Piano Works (from op. 117, 118 & 119). Piotr Anderszewski (Erato)
• Cavalli: La Calisto. Lauranne Oliva a.o., Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé (harmonia mundi)
• Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Works for 2 Violins a.o. Vilímec, Vilímec, Weiss Hošková, Harmonia Praga, Britvík (Jan Kubelik Society)
• Chopin: Waltzes, Nocturne, 3 Mazurkas, Barcarolle, Polonaise, Piano Sonata. Eric Lu (DG)
• Couperin Louis: Complete Works. Jean Rondeau a.o., Ricercar Consort (Erato)
• di Lasso: Pentecostes (Officia aliquot de praecipuis festis anni). Lassus Chamber Choir, O’Donovan (Arcantus)
• DLW: Live at Salle Cortot. Christopher Dell, Christian Lillinger, Jonas Westergaard (bastille musique)
• Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Serenade for Strings. Antje Weithaas, Camerata Bern (CAvi)
• Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice. Reinoud van Mechelen a.o. Les Arts Florissants, Agnew (harmonia mundi)
• Goldmann: Input (The Sofia Versions). Ensemble 180°, Stefan Goldmann (Macro)
• Gramss: Helix/Risset – Protocol I-III. Sebastian Gramss, Meteors, States of Play, Seeds (rent a dog)
• Grandval: Mazeppa. Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car a.o., Münchner RO, Mihhail Gerts (Bru Zane)
• Janitsch: Harpsichord Concertos, Symphonies. Marcin Świątkiewicz, Arte dei Suonatori (cpo)
• Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky: Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
• Kurtág: Secreta – Complete Works for String Quartet. Quatuor Béla (bastille musique)
• Lachenmann: String Quartets Nos. 1-3. Quatuor Diotima (Pentatone)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Busoni: The Bridal Choice a.o. London SO, Horenstein a.o. (High Definition Tape Transfers)
• Martinů: Symphonies Nos. 1-6. Bamberg SO, Jakub Hrůša (DG)
• Mendelssohn: Octet E flat major, Enescu: Octet C major. Belcea Quartet, Quatuor Ébène (Erato)
• Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Oratorios. Kleiter, Schultz a.o., GewandhausO Leipzig, Nelsons (DG)
• Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea. Francesca Aspromonte a.o., Les Épopées, Fuget (CVS)
• Mozart: The Violin Concertos. Roberto González-Monjas, MozarteumO Salzburg (Berlin Classics)
• Mozart: Symphonies No. 35 & 36, Violin Concerto No. 3. Aylen Pritchin, Il Pomo d’Oro, Emelyanychev (Aparté)
• Pärt: And I heard a voice. Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve (ECM)
• Pärt: Credo. Kalle Randalu, Estonian Festival O, Paavo Järvi (Alpha)
• Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works. Weimar State Orchestra, Ivan Repušić (audite)
• Artur Rodziński: Complete Westminster Recordings (Decca Eloquence)
• Shostakovich, Schnittke a.o.: Cello Sonatas. Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen (Alpha)
• Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues op. 87. Yulianna Avdeeva (Pentatone)
• Schubert: Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 (D 157, 571, 850, 279, 784 & 664). Martin Helmchen (Alpha)
• Smetana: Dvě Vdody (The Two Widows). Kučerová, Kněžíková a.o., Prague Radio SO, Jindra (Naxos)
• Tournemire: La Legende de Tristan. An de Ridder a.o., Philharmonic O Ulm, Bender (Theatre Ulm)
• Tournemire: Le Petit Pauvre d’Assise. Samuel Levine a.o., Philharmonic O Ulm, Bender (Theatre Ulm)
• Tchaikovsky: Piano Sonata No. 2, Theme with Variations op. 19 a.o. Daniil Trifonov (DG)

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• André Heller a.o.: Heasd Hamburg! (Bader Molden)
• Anthony Willis: Wuthering Heights: Score Album (Milan)
• Archive: Glass Minds Expanded Edition [ORF RSO Wien & Remix Album] (Dangervisit)
• Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Pulp a.o.: Help(2) (War Child)
• Baxter Dury: Allbarone (Heavenly)
• Big Thief: Double Infinity (4AD)
• Björn Meyer: Convergence (ECM)
• Boards of Canada: Inferno (Warp)
• Brandee Younger: Gadabout Season (Impulse!)
• Christof Lauer: Odyssea Sonorum (An:Bruch)
• Christoph Gallio: Stone Is A Rose Is A Stone Is A Stone / Yet Dish – Gertrude Stein (Hat-Hut)
• Clara Haberkamp: Love Maps (TYXart)
• Coroner: Dissonance Theory (Century Media)
• Dota: Springbrunnen (Kleingeldprinzessin)
• Dry Cleaning: Secret Love (4AD)
• Elder: Through Zero (Stickman)
• Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orchestra: Vila (Far Out)
• Flea: Honora (Nonesuch)
• Ganna: Utopia (Berthold)
• iLe: Como Las Canto Yo (Good Fortune Music)
• Jill Scott: To Whom This May Concern (Blues Babe)
• Joe Bonamassa: B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 (KTBA)
• Karo Nero: Alle Register (DerMenschistGutMusik)
• Klinck Trio: My Hair Is Everywhere (Viernulvier)
• KMRU: Kin (Editions Mego)
• Kronos Quartet: Glorious Mahalia (Smithsonian Folkways)
• La Dispute: No One Was Driving The Car (Epitaph)
• Lakecia Benjamin: We Dream (Artwork)
• Laura Liebeskind, Mondëna Quartet: Toi & Moi: Das kleinste Übel (self-published)
• Lina_ & Marco Mezquida: O Fado (Galileo)
• Mahan Mirarab: Unspoken (ACT)
• Marina: Princess of Power (Queenie/BMG)
• Martin Kohlstedt: Kluft (Edition Kohlstedt)
• Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble: Cellular Songs (ECM)
• Michael Moravek & Electric Traveling Show: Georg (TYXart)
• Miss Emily: The Medicine (Gypsy Soul)
• Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me (Dead Oceans)
• Noura Mint Seymali: Yenbett (Glitterbeat)
• Pàdruig Morrison: Buin (PM01)
• Paul Bartsch & Band: Theaterdonner (Zoundr)
• Paul McCartney: The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (Capitol)
• Paul Weller: Find El Dorado (Parlophone)
• Peter Thomas Sound Orchester: Raumpatrouille Orion. Music from the Original TV-Series (Allscore)
• Prostitute: Attempted Martyr (Mute)
• Raekwon: The Emperor’s New Clothes (Mass Appeal)
• Randy Weston: The Music of Randy Weston, Box-Set (IN+OUT)
• Rosalía: Lux (Columbia)
• Ruedi Häusermann, Marco Käppeli, Claude Meier: oeppis-isch-immer (Rabbit Hill/Unit)
• Souad Massi: Zagate (Backing Track)
• Tara Nome Doyle: Rose (FatCat)
• The Bros. Landreth: Dog Ear (Birthday Cake)
• The Klezmatics: We Were Made For These Times (Asphalt Tango)
• Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965 (Sunnyside)
• Thomas Morgan: Around You Is a Forest (Loveland)
• Tori Amos: In Times Of Dragons (Fontana/Decca)
• Trio Ivoire: Resurrection (Intuition)
• Tyler Ballgame: For The First Time, Again (Rough Trade)
• Van Morrison: Remembering Now (Virgin)
• V/A: Naive Melodies. Talking Heads Tribute Album (BBE)
• V/A: Roots Rocking Zimbabwe. The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa)

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• Christine Werner, Gamze Kubasik, Semiya Şimşek: Unser Schmerz ist unsere Kraft. G. Kubaşık a.o. (argon Hörbuch)
• Kai Grehn: Imiona Nurtu. Die Namen der Strömung. Radio-play oratorio. Alexander Fehling a.o. (Zweitausendeins)