Long List 1/2022

Published: 5th January 2022
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the first long list of 2022. The currently 155 jurors have nominated a total of 294 new publications from the last quarter in 31 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 1/2022 will be published on the 15th of February.

Long List

Jury Orchestral Music

• Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra et al. Helsinki Philharmonic O, Susanna Mälkki (BIS)
• Brahms: The Symphonies. Konzerthaus O Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach (Berlin Classics)
• Bruckner: Symphony No.4 (The 3 Versions). Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša (Accentus)
• Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande + Schönberg. O de la Suisse Romande, Johnathan Nott (Pentatone)
• Hindemith: Symphonie »Mathis« et al. Stundyte, Morloc et al., RSO of ORF Vienna, Alsop (Naxos)
• Krouse: Symphony No. 5 (2017) et al. Dean, Lindemann et al., Seocho Phil, Jong Hoon Bae (Naxos)
• Mozart: Violin Concerto KV 216, Symphony KV 551 et al. Le Concert de la Loge, Chauvin (Alpha)
• Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, 41. Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda (Sony)
• Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. The Philadelphia O, Nézet-Séguin (DG)
• Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3, Piano Concerto No.4. Roth, Heisser, Les Siècles, Roth (harmonia mundi)
• Schubert: Complete Symphonies & Fragments. L’Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg (cpo)

Jury Concertos

• Beethoven, Berg et al.: Violin Concertos. Zimmermann, Berliner Phil, Harding, Petrenko, Gilbert (BPHR)
• Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & »6«. Cascioli, Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi (harmonia mundi)
• Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Caplet: Épiphanie. Rochat, Royal Scottish National O, Levy (Ars Production)
• Elgar, Bridge: Cello Concertos. Schwabe, RSO of ORF Vienna, Ward (Naxos)
• Hindemith: Works for Clarinet. Kam, Weithaas, Steckel, Pace, hr-SO, Daniel Cohen (Orfeo)
• Leimer: Piano Concerto No. 3 et al. Vonsattel, Berner SO, Mario Venzago (Schweizer Fonogramm)
• Prokofieff: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Sonata op. 115. Yang, RSO of ORF Vienna, Märkl (Naxos)

Jury Chamber Music I

• »Celebrating Women!« – Works by Hyde, Wegener, Smyth, Smith. The Hague String Trio (Cobra)
• »Not All Cats Are Grey« – Works by Ligeti, Bartók, Dutilleux. Quatuor Hanson (Aparté)
• »‘round midnight« – Schönberg, Dutilleux, Merlin. Quatuor Ébène, Tamestit, Altstaedt (Erato)
• »Sol & Pat« – Works/Arr. by Widmann, Ligeti et al. Kopatchinskaja, Gabetta (Alpha)
• JS Bach: 6 Suites for Violoncello solo BWV 1007-1012. Benedict Kloeckner (Brilliant)
• Beethoven: String Trios opp. 3 & 8. Trio Boccherini (Genuin)
• Debussy: String Quartet No. 1 op.10, Rivier: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2. Mandelring Quartett (Audite)
• Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3. Alma Quartet (Challenge)
• Mozart: String Quartets Vol. 4: KV 154, 159, 160 & 465. Armida Quartett (CAvi)
• Saint-Saëns: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2. Quatuor Tchalik (Alkonost)
• Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 & 15. Aviv Quartet (Aparté)

Jury Chamber Music II

• »Bach – Reich«. Marion Ralincourt (NoMadMusic)
• »Berlin Freizeit« – Cage, Poppe, Reimann et al. Sun, Böttcher, Fischer, Kuss Quartett (Rubicon)
• »Sol & Pat« – Works/Arr. by Widmann, Ligeti et al. Kopatchinskaja, Gabetta (Alpha)
• »The Quiet Revolutionary« – Bartók: Violin Sonatas et al. Pietsch, Hayashida (Odradek)
• Mozart, Beethoven: Quintets for Pianoforte and Winds. Romaniuk, WOLF (Evil Penguin)
• Schostakowitsch: Piano Trios, Arensky: Piano Trio. Trio con Brio Copenhagen (Orchid)
• Schubert: Octet F Major D 803. Wigmore Soloists (BIS)
• Wermann, Merkel, Reger: Complete Works for Violoncello and Organ. Vinzens, Safari (MDG)

Jury Keyboard Music I

• »Grenzgänge – Frescobaldi to Pärt«. Alexandra Sostmann (Prospero)
• »On DSCH« – Schostakowitsch: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Stevenson: Passacaglia. Levit (Sony)
• JS Bach: The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080. Filippo Gorini (Alpha)
• JS Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988. David Fray (Erato)
• Beach: Complete Works for Piano Duo. Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo (cpo)
• Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas. Boris Giltburg (Naxos)
• Brahms: Four Ballads op. 10, Piano Sonata No. 3, Chaconne (after JS Bach). Kantorow (BIS)
• D Scarlatti: 37 Sonatas (The Essential Scarlatti). Michael Korstick (cpo)
• Vladigerov: Impressions op. 9, Suite Bulgare op. 21, Prélude op. 15 No. 1. Etsuko Hirose (Mirare)

Jury Keyboard Music II

• »Händel vs. Scarlatti«. Cristiano Gaudio (L’Encelade)
• »Images« – Works by Ravel, Gowers, Debussy, Britten et al. Anna Lapwood (Signum)
• »Le fier virtuose: Le clavecin de Louis XIII«. Arnaud De Pasquale (Chateau de Versailles Spectacles)
• »Organ Landscapes: Lüneburg« – JS Bach: Chorals BWV 599-644 et al. Halubek (Berlin Classics)
• »Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist« – Organworks by H. Praetorius. Léon Berben (Aeolus)
• JS Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard – Vol. 5. Benajmin Alard (harmonia mundi)
• Frescobaldi: Complete unpublished Works for Harpsichord & Organ. Roberto Loreggian (Brilliant)
• Händel: Organ Concertos et al. Skerath, Marguerite Louise, Jarry (Chateau de Versailles Spectacles)
• Organfestival at Basel Stadtcasino, 2020. Trotter, Dubois, Latry, Apkalna, Sander et al. (Claves)
• Persichetti: Organ Works. Iain Quinn (Naxos)

Jury Opera I

• Jommelli: Il Vologeso. Jackson, Kelly, Summerfield, Simkin, France, The Mozartists, Page (Signum)
• Mondonville: Titon et l’Aurore. Mechelen, Blondeel et al., Les Arts Florissants, Christie (Naxos)
• Monteverdi: L’Orfeo. Contaldo, Flores et al., Cappella Mediterreanea et al., García Alarcón (Alpha)
• Mozart: Mitridate. Spyres, Devieilhe, Dreisig et al., Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski (Erato)
• Rameau: Achante et Céphise. Devieilhe, Dubois et al., Les Ambassadeurs, La Grande Écurie (Erato)
• Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie. Mechelen, Benoit, Degout et al. Pygmalion, Pichon (Naxos)
• Rameau: Platée. Beekman, De Bique, Auvity et al., Les Arts Florissants, Christie (harmonia mundi)
• Stradella: Amare e fingere. Borgioni, Molinari, Cervoni et al., Mare Nostrum, De Carlo (Arcana)

Jury Opera II

• Bernstein: Candide. von Otter, Allen, Capalbo, Archibald, LSO & Chorus, Alsop (LSO Live)
• Dvořák: Rusalka. Grigorian, Mattila et al., Choir & O Teatro Real Madrid, Bolton (C Major)
• Franck: Hulda. Miller, Kohl, Jung et al., Theaterchor et Phil O Freiburg, Bollon (Naxos)
• Hahn: Ciboulette. Fuchs, Lapointe et al., O de l’Opéra de Toulon et al., Equilbey (Naxos)
• Henze: Das verratene Meer. Skovhus, Boecker et al., O of Wiener Staatsoper, Young (Capriccio)
• Lecocq: La Fille de Madame Angot. Gens, Vidal et al., O de chambre de Paris et al., Rouland (Bru Zane)
• Leoncavallo: Zazà. Aksenova et al., Schoenberg Choir, RSO of ORF Vienna, Soltész (Unitel Edition)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko. Garifullina et al., Bolshoi O & Chorus, Zangiev (BelAir)
• Rossini: L’Occasione fa il ladro. Kabongo et al., Virtuosi Brunensis, Fogliani (Naxos)
• Thomalla: Dark Spring. Lavi, Hybiner, Diffey et al., Nationaltheater-O Mannheim, Pierson (Oehms)
• Verdi: Il Corsaro. Pompeu, Mataradze, Bogdanov, Gardeazabal et al., Europa Galante, Biondi (NIFC)
• Verdi: Macbeth. Tézier, Zanellato et al., Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, R. Abbado (Dynamic)
• Zender: Schuberts Winterreise. Mauro Peter, Ballett & Phil Zürich, Schneider; Spuck (Accentus)

Jury Choral Music

• »Bodenschätze« – Motets. Capella de la Torre, Chorwerk Ruhr, Helgath (Coviello)
• »Josquin the Undead. Laments, deplorations…« (Desprez). Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer (Glossa)
• de Lange: Requiem et al. Netherlands Chamber Choir, Gronostay (Brilliant)
• Franck: Choral Works. Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Thibaut Lenaerts (Musique en Wallonie)
• Messes Anonymes: Missa Gross senen et al. Cut Circle, Rodin (Musique en Wallonie)
• Messiaen, Debussy et al.: A cappella works. Vocal Soloists of Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
• Rossini: Petite messe solennelle. Piau, Lo Monaco, Rocha, Senn et al., Coro Ghislieri, Prandi (Arcana)
• Sjaella: Origins – Works by Lang, Lawes, Purcell, Meredi, Sjaella et al. Sjaella (Fuga Libera)
• Tůma: Requiem. Böhmová, Kružiková et al., Czech Ensemble Baroque O & Choir, Válek (Supraphon)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• »Aether« – Varèse, Poulenc, Delibes, Widmann, Ades et al. Sarah Aristidou et al., Guggeis (Alpha)
• »Amata dalle Tenebre« – Arias by Strauss, Verdi, Wagner et al. Netrebko, Scala O, Chailly (DG)
• »Baritenor« – Arias by Mozart, Mehul, Rossini et al. Spyres, O Phil de Strasbourg, Letonja (Erato)
• »Embrace« – Works by Hensel, Liszt, Ullmann, Grieg. Äneas Humm, Renate Rohlfing (Rondeau)
• »Hommage à Dinu Lipatti« – Works by Lipatti, Enescu, Dinescu. Schäfer, Ungureanu (dreyer gaido)
• »Women composers« – Songs by Clarke, Poldowski, Beach et al. Heinzen, Mead (Solo Musica)
• »Love and Despair« – Arias by Verdi, Wagner, Bartók et al. Bauer Kanabas et al., Januschke (Oehms)
• »Mozart made in Salzburg«. Rafael Fingerlos, MozarteumO Salzburg, Hager (Solo Musica)
• »Séguidilles« – Arias by Bizet, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, de Falla et al. Crebassa et al., Glassberg (Erato)
• »Volupté« – Songs by Debussy, Krauss, Ullmann. Emma Moore, Klara Hornig (decurio)
• Albéniz: Complete Songs. Adriana González, Iñaki Encina Oyón (Audax)
• Lassen: Songs (Mélodies). Reinoud Van Mechelen, Anthony Romaniuk (Musique en Wallonie)

Jury Early Music

• »Concertos pour violon…« – Works by Leclair, Corrette et al. Pramsohler, Diderot (Audax)
• »Josquin the Undead. Laments, deplorations…« (Desprez). Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer (Glossa)
• »Josquin’s Legacy«. The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (Hyperion)
• »Stylus Luxurians« – Works for Harpsichord by Weckmann, Tunder, Froberger et al. Moulin (Ricercar)
• »Vous avez dit Brunettes?« – Works by Anonymus, du Bousset, le Clerc et al. Les Kapsber’girls (Alpha)
• Gesualdo: Madrigali a cinque voci, Libro quinto (1611). Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe (PHI)
• Leclair: Violin Sonatas. David Plantier, Les Plaisirs du Parnasse (Ricercar)
• Marais: Quatrième Livre de Pièces de Viole. François Joubert-Caillet, L’Achéron (Ricercar)
• Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary. Sampson, Owen et al., The King’s Consort, King (Vivat)
• Regnart: Missa »Christ ist erstanden« et al. Cinquecento (Hyperion)
• Robert: Grands Motets. Concerto Soave et al., Schneebeli (Chateau de Versailles Spectacles)
• Werner: Salve Reginas, Pastorellas. Harer, Euler, Poplutz, Flaig, la festa musicale, Rovatkay (Audite)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• »ain’t nuthin’ but fairy dust« – Works by Krüger. Ens. Ascolta et al., WDR SO, Lok, Schwarz (Wergo)
• »Berlin Freizeit« – Works by Cage, Poppe et al. Sun, Böttcher, Fischer, Kuss Quartett (Rubicon)
• »The Forest in April« – Works by de Graaff. Fridman, North Netherlands SO (TRPTK)
• Hölszky: grenzWELTEN – zeitENDEN. Klangbild für einen Blechbläser. Paul Hübner (Neuklang)
• Zimmermann: Symphonies. Hindrichs, Begemann et al., WDR SO, Pomàrico (bastille musique)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• Claudio Arrau – The Unreleased Beethoven Recital 1959. Arrau (The Lost Recordings)
• Harold Samuel – The complete solo recordings. Works by JS Bach, Brahms et al. (Appian)
• Igor Markevitch – The Philips Legacy. Haskil, Güden, Uhl, Rehfuss, Grumiaux et al. (Eloquence)
• Serkin plays Bach & Reger – Goldberg Variations, Clarinet Sonata No. 3. Serkin, Singer (Pristine)
• Sibelius: 3 Songs, Symphonies Nos. 2, 4 & 5. Borg, SWF-O Baden-Baden, Hans Rosbaud (SWR)

Jury Crossover Productions

• »In Finstan« – Works by Dowland. Agnes Palmisano (Preiser)
• »Time Travel« – Purcell & Lennon/McCartney. Fateyeva, Lautten Compagney, Katschner (DHM)
• Christian Brückner, Michael Wollny: Heinrich Heine – Traumbilder (ACT)
• Craig Taborn: Shadow Plays (ECM)
• Jo Berger Myhre: Unheimlich Manoeuvre (RareNoiseRecords)
• Jörg Mikula: Music for Drums (Aestate)
• Lajos Dudas: On The Third-Stream-Path (Jazzsick)
• Mr Mibbler: Leave Your Thoughts Here (NXN)
• Sophie Abraham: Brothers (cracked anegg)
• Susanna Dill & Gilbert Paeffgen: Zwischen den Zügen (Everest Records)
• Synesthetic Octet & Vincent Pongracz: Uya (Jazzwerkstatt)

Jury Film Music

• Brian Eno: Film Music 1976-2020 (Universal)
• David Reichelt: Tatort: Dreams. Münchner RundfunkO, Andreas Kowalewitz (BR Klassik)
• Hans Zimmer: Dune. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Watertower Music)
• Harry Gregson-Williams: The Last Duel. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Century Studios)
• Jonny Greenwood: The Power of the Dog. Soundtrack Netflix (Invada Records)
• Jung Jae il et al.: Squid Game. Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (Netflix)
• Rob Simonsen: Ghostbusters – Afterlife. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony)
• Schnittke: Film Music Vol. 5 (Tagessterne et al.). Rundfunkchor, RSB, Strobel (Capriccio)

Jury Jazz I

• »A Gift to Pops – The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars« (Verve)
• Erroll Garner: Symphony Hall Concert (Mack Avenue)
• Hasaan Ibn Ali: Retrospect in Retirement of Delay – The Solo Record (Omnivore)
• Joerg Widmoser & Leander Widmoser: Like Standards Vol. 1 (Upsolute Music Records)
• Julian Hesse: Troubleshooter (HGBS Blue Records)
• Martin Wind Quartet: My Astorian Queen. 25 years on the New York Jazz scene (Laika)
• Mitch Winehouse & Thilo Wolf Big Band: Swinging Cole Porter (MW Records)
• Oliver Leicht (acht.): A_Trak__Some Songs (Float Music)
• Stan Getz Quartet & Astrud Gilberto: Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1966 (The Lost Recordings)
• SWR Big Band, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley: Bird Lives. The Charlie Parker Project (ACT)

Jury Jazz II

• Adam O’Farrill: Visions Of Your Other (Biophilia)
• Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
• Daniel García Trio: Vía de la Plata (ACT)
• Detlef Landeck, Sven Grau, Joe Bonica: Guerilla Jazz (JazzHausMusik)
• Eberhard Weber: Once Upon A Time (ECM)
• Henry Threadgill Zooid: Poof (Pi Recordings)
• James Brandon Lewis Quartet: Code of Being (Intakt)
• Julie Sassoon Quartet: Voyages (Jazzwerkstatt)
• Makaya McCraven: Deciphering the message (Blue Note)
• Marcin Wasilewski Trio: En attendant (ECM)
• Matthias Muche: Bonecrusher (Col legno)
• Steve Coleman And Five Elements: Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. II (Pi Recordings)

Jury World Music

• A Sud di Bella Ciao. Riccardi Tesi, Elena Ledda, Lucilla Galeazzi et al. (Visage Music)
• Dos Santos: City of Mirrors (International Anthem)
• Kateřina Göttlichová: Zimnice (Indies)
• Meridian Brothers y Conjunto Media Luna: Paz En La Tierra (Disque Bongo Joe)
• Monsieur Doumani: Pissourin (Glitterbeat Records)
• Ogún Afrobeat: Unite (Tensegrity)
• Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita: Suba (Bendigedig)
• Onipa: Tapes from Utopia (Self-production)
• Shanu: Monoswezi (Riverboat)
• Shaul Bustan: Above the Treetops (Self-production)
• Susana Baca: Palabras Urgentes (Realworld)
• Tatamana: Batila (Galileo MC)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• »Bonga« Gaston Jean-Baptiste: Boula (Buda Musique)
• Australian Art Orchestra, Daniel & David Wilfred, Kim, Knight, Endean: Hand to Earth (AAO)
• Barbora Xu: Olin Ennen (Nordic Notes)
• Daniel Kahn: Word Beggar (Oriente Musik)
• dieTANZGEIGER: Vier (Bogner)
• Divinerinnen: Tanz’ von innen (Gramola)
• Murat Coşkun & Camerata String Quartet: Miniatures (Housemaster)
• Shujaat Hasain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi, Shariq Mustafa: This Pale (Lycopod)
• Susana Baca: Palabras Urgentes (Realworld)
• Tamala: Lumba (Muziek Publique)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Barbara Thalheim: Novemberblues. Deutschlands 9. November (Reptiphon)
• Christina Lux: Lichtblicke (Luxuriant)
• Christoph Hansen, Martje Johannsen, Kalle Johannsen: Mungard (Salzvogel)
• Deutschmann, Moheit, Stadlober: HEYM – Vom Aufstoßen der Fenster (Argon Verlag AVE)
• Die Lieder der Commune. Die Grenzgänger, Maurenbrecher, Plangger et al.: (Müller-Lüdenscheidt)
• Georg Laube: Laube Liebe Hoffnung (Preiser)
• Joachim Kubowitz: Sag mir, wo steht unser Mandelbaum? Im Fluchtgepäck die Sprache (Sonare)
• Michael Seidel: Seidel singt: Ziemlich beste Lieder (Buschfunk Musikverlag)
• Wenzel: Das Allerschönste noch nicht gesehn (Matrosenblau)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• Aysay: Su Akar (Nordic Notes)
• Cara: Grounded (Artes)
• Christina Lux: Lichtblicke (Luxuriant)
• Guido Belcanto: In de kronkels van mijn geest (Starman)
• La Kejoca: Libertad (ArtyChoke Artist Production)
• Malte Vief: Kammer II (Supermusic)
• Maria Solheim: The bird has flown (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
• Multumult: Now and then (The Lollipoppe Shoppe)
• Rå: Massiv (GO! Danish Folk Music)
• Síolta: Síolta (Greenhill Media)

Jury Pop

• Adele: 30 (Columbia International)
• Arca: kick iiii (XL Recordings)
• Brandi Carlile: In These Silent Days (Low Country Side)
• Die Ärzte: Dunkel (Hot Action Records)
• Elbow: Flying Dream 1 (Polydor)
• Grouper: Shade (Kranky)
• Helado Negro: Far In (4AD)
• Steely Dan: Northeast Corridor. Live (Universal)
• Strand Of Oaks: In Heaven (Galacticana Records)
• The War On Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore (Atlantic)

Jury Rock

• Courtney Barnett: Things take time, take time (Marathon Artists)
• Gewalt: Paradies (Cloud Hills)
• Gov’t Mule: Heavy Load Blues (Concord)
• Pago Libre & Sooon: FriendShip (Leo Records)
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raise The Roof (Rhino)
• Sting: The Bridge (Interscope)
• The Felice Brothers: From Dreams To Dust (Yep Roc)
• The Lathums: How Beautiful Life Can Be (Island)
• The War On Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore (Atlantic)
• The Wild Feathers: Alvarado (New West Records)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• Exodus: Persona Non Grata (Nuclear Blast)
• Mastodon: Hushed and Grim (Reprise)
• Monolord: Your Time To Shine (Relapse)
• Tentation: Le Berceau des Dieux (Cruz Del Sur Music)
• Trivium: In The Court Of The Dragon (Roadrunner)
• Unto Others: Strength (Roadrunner)

Jury Alternative

• Deap Vally: Marriage (Cooking Vinyl)
• Hana Vu: Public Storage (Ghostly International)
• Horte: Maa Antaa Yön Vaientaa (Pelagic)
• Low: Hey What (Sub Pop)
• Portico Quartet: Monument (Gondwana Records)
• Public Service Broadcasting: Bright Magic (Play It Again Sam)
• Saint Etienne: I’ve been trying to tell you (Heavenly)
• Snail Mail: Valentine (Matador)

Jury Club and Dance

• 96 Back: Love Letters Nine Through Six (Local Action)
• Chrissy: Physical Release (Hooversound Recordings)
• Eris Drew: Quivering In Time (T4T LUV NRG)
• Helm: Axis (Dais Records)
• Kalabrese: Let Love Rumpel Vol. 1 (Rumpelmusig)
• L.F.T.: Salz (Mannequin)
• Rift: Martinou (Nous’klaer Audio)
• Ross From Friends: Tread (Brainfeeder)
• RP Boo: Established! (Planet Mu)
• Sega Bodega: Romeo (Nuxxe)
• Sky H1: Azure (AD93)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Ampair:e: Ampair:e (Yew Records)
• Arca: kick iiii (XL Recordings)
• Birds of Passage: The Last Garden (Denovali)
• Dark Star Safari: Walk Through Lightly (Arjunamusic)
• GAS (Wolfgang Voigt): Der lange Marsch (Kompakt)
• Jo Berger Myhre: Unheimlich Manoeuvre (RareNoiseRecords)
• Lonely Guest: Lonely Guest (!K7)
• Mariá Portugal: Erosao (Fun In The Church)
• Mario Batkovic: Introspectio (Invada Records)
• Rival Consoles: Overflow (Erased Tapes)
• Sissi Rada: Nanodiamond (Kryptox)
• Tangerine Dream: Probe 6-8 (Kscope)
• Tember Ensemble: La Makan (Self-production)
• Verschiedene Künstler: Soundlapse (Gruenrekorder)

Jury Blues

• B.B. & The Blues Shacks: Breaking Point (Rhythm Bomb)
• Big Daddy Wilson: Hard Time Blues (Continental Blue Heaven)
• Carolyn Wonderland: Tempting Fate (Alligator)
• Deep Purple: Turning to Crime (Earmusic)
• Eric Bibb: Dear America (Provogue)
• Get the Cat: Live aus Eifgen (Timezone)
• Gov’t Mule: Heavy Load Blues (Concord)
• Hans Theessink & Big Daddy Wilson: Pay Day (Blue Groove)
• Joanne Shaw Taylor: The Blues Album (KTBA)
• Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado: Groove & Good Times (Pepper Cake)
• Vidar Busk & His True Believers: The Civilized Life (Blue Mood Records)

Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop

• Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers (Anti)
• Joy Crookes: Skin (RCA)
• Leona Berlin: Change (Wrong Lane Records)
• MF Robots: Break the Wall (BBE Music)
• Ray Blk: Access Denied (Universal)
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak): An Evening with Silk Sonic (Atlantic)
• The Allergies: Promised Land (Jalapeno)

Jury Verbal Art

• Agota Kristof: Das große Heft. Schwarz, Van Boven, edited by: Erik Altorfer (Stream, DLFK/HR/SRF)
• Ai Weiwei: 1000 Jahre Freud und Leid. Erinnerungen. Stefan Wilkening (der Hörverlag)
• Arno Schmidt: Zettel’s Traum. Ein Hör-Lesebuch. Ulrich Matthes (aufbau audio)
• Edgar Selge: Hast du uns endlich gefunden. Edgar Selge (Argon Edition)
• Fjodor Dostojewski: Der Doppelgänger. Die Urfassung. Michael Rotschopf (speak low)
• Jahrhundertstimmen 1900-1945. Deutsche Geschichte in über 200 Originalaufnahmen (der Hörverlag)
• John Steinbeck: Jenseits von Eden. Nilles, Weiss et al., Direction: Christiane Ohaus (der Hörverlag)
• Karajan steigt ins Taxi… 44 Musiker-Anekdoten. Joseph Berlinger (Compilation) (TYXart)
• Marc Matter: Proporz schockt Dialog. Drope, Gädker et al., Direction: Marc Matter (Stream, SWR)
• Robert Musil: Nachlass zu Lebzeiten. Simonischek, Matić, Minichmayr, Lyssewski et al. (Sinus Verlag)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Alan Gratz: Vor uns das Meer. Lena Conrad, Omid-Paul Eftekhari, Benedikt Paulun (derDiwan)
• Andy Seed: Interview mit einem Tiger & anderen wilden Tieren. Mehne, Steffenhagen et al. (sauerländer)
• Astrid Lindgren: Märchen. Manfred Steffen (Oetinger Audio)
• C. S. Lewis: Die Chroniken von Narnia, Teil 2. Ptok, Tscheplanowa et al. (Der Audio Verlag)
• Cornelia Funke: Drachenreiter 3: Der Fluch der Aurelia. Rainer Strecker (Atmende Bücher)
• Dominic Sandbrook: König der Könige, Alexander der Große. David Nathan (Der Audio Verlag)
• J.K. Rowling: Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden. Simone Kabst et al. (der Hörverlag)
• Julia Schölzel: Fränkische Sagen für Kinder… Wasserscheid, Heißmann et al. (Beste! Unterhaltung)
• Lisa Nicol: Vincent und das großartigste Hotel der Welt. Sascha Icks (Der Audio Verlag)
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