Long List 2/2016

Published: 23rd March 2016
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the second longlist of 2016. The currently 153 jurors have nominated a total of 247 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 2/2016 will be published on the 17th of May.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

  • Chagrin: Symphonies 1 & 2. BBC Symphony O, Brabbins (Naxos)
  • Ginastera: Orchestral Works 1, Pampeana etc. BBC Philharmonic, Mena (Chandos)
  • Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra etc. NDR SO, Urbánski (Alpha)
  • Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4. Freiburger BarockO, Heras-Casado (harmonia mundi)
  • Prokofjev: Symphonies & Concertos. Volodin, Mariinsky O, Gergiev (Mariinsky)
  • Prokofjev: Symphony 5 etc. DSO Berlin, Sokhiev (Sony)
  • Ravel: Orchestral Works 3, Daphnis & Chloé etc. RSO Stuttgart, Deneve (SWR music)
  • Beethoven, Pleyel, Dussek: Orchestral Works. Wiener Akademie, Haselböck (Alpha)
  • Strawinsky: Sacre du Printemps, Feuervogel. RSO Frankfurt, Arozco-Estrada (Pentatone)
  • Szymanowski, Lutosławski: Orchestral Works. Polish National RSO, Liebreich (accentus)

Jury Concertos

  • CPE Bach: Cello Concertos. Steckel, KO Stuttgart, von Gutzeit (Hänssler)
  • Brahms, Bartók: Violin Concertos. Jansen, London SO, Accademia S.Cecilia, Pappano (Decca)
  • Britten, Korngold : Violin Concertos. Frang, RSO Frankfurt, Gaffigan (Warner)
  • Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos. Isserlis, Philharmonia O, P.Järvi (Hyperion)
  • Jaëll: Concertos. Philipps, Violi etc., Brussels Phil etc. Niquet, Swensen (Ediciones Singulares)
  • Mozart, Weber, Widmann: Clarinet Concertos. Widmann, DSO Berlin, Ruzicka (Naxos)
  • Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2. P.Meyer, O de Chambre de Lausanne (MDG)

Jury Chamber Music

  • Bartók: Complete Works for Violin & Piano. Becker-Bender, Nagy (SWR music)
  • Beethoven, Ries: Cello Sonatas. Teichmanis, Staemmler (Ars)
  • Brahms: Cello Sonatas. Kniazev, Korobeinikov (Mirare)
  • Brahms: Piano Trios op.8 & op.60. Trio Wanderer (harmonia mundi)
  • Bumcke: Works for Saxophone & Piano. Stoll, Pisareva (Rime)
  • Debussy: Chamber Music. Kuijken Ensemble (Arcana)
  • Haydn, Reger, Hindemith: String Quartets. Aris Q (Telos)
  • Reger, Busch, Weinreich: Suites for Viola Solo. Glassl (audite)
  • Schostakowitsch: Piano Quintet etc. Delian Q, Ugorski (Oehms)

Jury Piano Music

  • Chopin, Mozart, Liszt: Piano Works. Avdeeva (Mirare)
  • Ravel: Complete Piano Works. Chamayou (Erato)
  • Scarlatti: Sonatas. Sudbin (BIS)
  • Schubert, Mozart, Grieg: Piano Sonatas. Leonskaja, Richter (harmonia mundi)
  • Schubert, Beethoven: Late Piano Works. Sokolov (DG)
  • Mozart: Piano Works Vol. 8 & 9. Bezuidenhout (harmonia mundi)
  • »JS Bach als Europäer«. Musikalisches Opfer, Ital. Concerto etc.. Günther (cybele)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

  • JS Bach: Trio Sonatas for Orgel. Böhme (Rondeau)
  • Reincken: Works for Harpsichord. Kemnitzer (Dabringhaus)
  • Ravel, Fauré, Liszt: Transcriptions for Organ. Kofler (querstand)
  • Tunder: Organ Works. Tomadin (Stradivarius)
  • Karg-Ehlert: Works for Art-Harmonium. Verdin (Gallo)
  • »Flaschenpost-Geheimnisse«. Works by Dukas, Alain, Messiaen, Duruflé. Heindl (Rondeau)
  • »Gassenhauer. Die Salonorgel im Palais Esterházy«. Holzapfel (Orlando)
  • JS Bach: Transcriptions by Brahms, WF Bach etc. for Harpsichord. J.Rondeau (Erato)
  • Widor: Organ Works. Brooks, Near, Roth (Fugue State Films)
  • »The Britannic Organ 11«: Improvisations. Lemare, Wolstenholme, Mania etc. (Oehms)

Jury Opera I

  • Händel: Imeneo. Staveland, Hallenberg etc. Europa Galante, Biondi (Glossa)
  • Purcell: The Indian Queen. Bullock, Li etc., MusicaAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)

Jury Opera II

  • Nielsen: Saul und David. Reuter, Riis etc. Royal Danish O, Schonwandt, Pountney (Dacapo)
  • Ricci: Crispino e la Comare. Colaianni etc., O Internazionale d’Italia, Bignamini (Dynamic)
  • Verdi: La forza del destino. Harteros etc., Bayerisches StaatsO, Fisch, Kusej (Sony)
  • Vivier: Kopernikus. Opera Factory Freiburg, Holst-Sinfonietta, Simon (bastille musique)
  • Ziehrer: Die Landstreicher. Behle, Stein etc. WDR SO, Froschauer (Capriccio)

Jury Choral Music

  • JS Bach: Matthäuspassion. Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
  • Heroldt, Clinio: Passionen. Ensemble Triagonale, Paumgarten (cpo)
  • Rachmaninow: Ganznächtliche Vigil. Rundfunkchor WDR, Fink (Carus)
  • Zelenka: Psalmi Vespertini I. Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque S, Viktora (Nibiru)
  • »Romantic Moments«. Works by Cornelius etc. Taipei Male Choir u,a,, Bernius (Carus)

Jury Early Music

  • »London«. Arias by Ariosti. Mineccia, Ensemble Odyssee, Friggi (Glossa)
  • JS Bach: Sonatas for Violin Solo & Harpsichord. Schayegh, Halubek (Glossa)
  • Bertali: La Maddalena. Scherzi musicali, Achten (Ricercar)
  • »Conversations avec Dieu«. Works by Bruhns etc. Concerto Étranger, Jedlin (Ambronay)
  • Forqueray: Pièces de Viol. Sakai, Rousset, Martineau (Aparté)
  • Händel: Wassermusik. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (harmonia mundi)
  • A & H de Lantins: Secular Works. Le Miroir de Musique, Romain (Ricercar)
  • Luzzaschi: Madrigals & Motets. Profeti della Quinta (Pan)
  • Marais: Pieces Favorites. Joubert-Caillet, L’Archeron (Ricercar)
  • Rameau: Dardanus. Ensemble Pygmalion, Pichon (Alpha)
  • »The Lion’s Ear«. Works by Mantovan, Piacenza, Isaac etc. La Morra (Ramée)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

  • Henze: Being Beauteous etc. Prohaska, Gijsbertsen, NDR SO, Ruzicka (Wergo)
  • »Mädchenherzen«. Lieder by Strauss, Thiulle, Wolf. Hagen, Mörk (Genuin)
  • »The Weber Sisters«. Arias by Mozart. Devieilhe, Pygmalion, Pichon (Erato)
  • »Stunden, Tage, Ewigkeiten«. Heine-Lieder by Schumann etc. Appl, Baillieu (Champs Hill)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

  • Mozart, Beethoven: Piano Concertos. de Larrocha, SWR SO etc. Navarro, Bour (SWR Music)
  • Maria Tipo plays Mozart & Scarlatti. SO Wien, Perlea (Vox)
  • Ivry Gitlis, Concertos & Recital. Works by Bartok, Brahms etc. (SWR Music)
  • The Mono Era 1948-1957. Various Works & Artists (DG)
  • Sergio Fiorentino Early Recordings 1953-1966. Works by Chopin etc. (Piano Classics)
  • Inge Borkh & Ljuba Welitsch. The Decca Recitals. (Decca)
  • Antonio Janigro & Zagreb Soloists. Works by Corelli, Mozart, etc. (Audite)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

  • Abrahamsen: let me tell you. Hannigan, BR-SO, Nelsons (Winter&Winter)
  • Andreyev: Moving. Ensemble Proton Bern (Klarthé)
  • Barden: Monoliths etc. Ensemble Intercontemperain etc. (col legno)
  • Bauckholt: Ich muß mit Dir reden etc. Ensemble Cikada, Eggen (BR Audio Lindberg)
  • Cerha: Chamber Music. Boulanger Trio (Avi)
  • Henze: Being Beauteous etc. Prohaska, Gijsbertsen, NDR SO, Ruzicka (Wergo)
  • Ianotta: A failed entertainment etc. ensemble recherche etc. (edition rz)
  • Pena: Caffeine. Ensemble Mosaik etc. (Wergo)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Staatskapelle Dresden, Thielemann (Unitel)
  • Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 6. Faust, Berliner Phil, Haitink (EuroArts)
  • Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos. Znaider, GewandhausO , Chailly (Accentus)
  • Mozart: String Quintets. Capuçon, Ibragimova etc. (Belvedere)
  • »Tschaikowsky – Bekenntnisse eines Komponisten«: Film by Ralf Pfleger (EuroArts)

Jury Film Music

  • Carter Burwell: Hail, Caesar! (Backlot Music)
  • Ennio Morricone: The Hateful Eight (Decca)
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto: The Revenant (Milan)

Jury Crossover Productions

  • Ches Smith: The Bell (ECM)
  • Clemens Wenger: Neapel (Jazzwerkstatt)
  • George Gurdjieff: Meethings with Remarkable Melodies (Obst Music)
  • Lasse-Marc Riek: rein_strom (Grünrekorder)
  • Maja Osojnik: Let Them Grow (Unrecords)
  • Masar Hubb: Path of Love (Gramola)
  • Sainkho Namtchylak: Lika A Bird Or Spirit, Not A Face (Ponderosa)
  • Tord Gustavsen etc.: What was said (ECM)
  • Uwe Rasch: Ein Materialhaufen zu Franz Schuberts Winterreise (Grünrekorder)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

  • Abbas Khider: Ohrfeige. El-Saeidi etc. (Hörbuch Hamburg)
  • Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre. Icks, Redl, Groth etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Elisabeth Laban: So wüst und schön sah ich noch keinen Tag. Fröhlich, Artajo (DAV)
  • Heinz Strunk: Der goldene Handschuh. (Tacheles/Roof Music)
  • Irmgard Keun: Kind aller Länder. Ahlborn (Audio Verlag)
  • Jan Wagner: Selbstporträt mit Bienenschwarm. Wagner (Hörverlag)
  • Margot Friedlander, etc.: Versuche, dein Leben zu machen. Friedlander (speak low)
  • Michael Köhlmeier: Das Mädchen mit dem Fingerhut. Köhlmeier (Hörverlag)
  • Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quijote. Brückner (parlando)
  • Peter Müller, etc.: Klaus Barbie. Müller, Koppelmann, etc. (DAV)
  • Swetlana Alexijewitsch: Secondhand-Zeit. Diekhoff etc. (Hörbuch Hamburg)

Jury Rock

  • David Bowie: Blackstar (Sony)
  • Desert Mountain Tribe: Either That Or The Moon (Membran)
  • Eliot Sumner: Information (Island)
  • Matthew Logan Vasquez: Solicitor Returns (Devil Duck)
  • Monster Truck: Sittin’ Heavy (Mascot)
  • Nada Surf: You Know Who You Are (City Slang)
  • Ride etc.: Still In A Dream (Cherry Red)
  • Ron Pope & The Nighthawks (Brooklyn Basement)
  • Savages: Adore Life (Matador)
  • The Dirty Nil: Higher Power (Dine Alone Records)
  • The Temperance Movement: White Bear (Earache)

Jury Pop

  • Ben Caplan: Birds With Broken Wings (Coalition)
  • Eliot Sumner: Information (Island)
  • Grimes: Art Angels (Beggars Group)
  • Hinds: Leave Me Alone (Lucky Number)
  • Junior Boys: Big Black Coat (City Slang)
  • Poliça: United Crushers (Memphis Industries)
  • Daughter: Not To Disappear (Beggars Group)
  • David Bowie: Blackstar (Sony)

Jury Alternative

  • Animal Collective: Painting With (Domino)
  • Get Well Soon: Love (Caroline)
  • Jochen Distelmeyer: Songs From The Bottom Vol.1 (Four Music)
  • Me And My Drummer: Love is A Fridge (Sinnbus)
  • Nevermen: s/t (Lex)
  • Radiation City: Synesthetica (Polyvinyl)
  • Santigold: 99 Cent (Warner)
  • Savages: Adore Life (Matador)
  • Turbostaat: Abalonia (PIAS)
  • Yorkston, etc.: Everything Sacred (Domino)

Jury Hard and Heavy

  • Megadeth: Dystopia (Universal)
  • Anthrax: For All Kings (Nuclear Blast)
  • Exumer: The Raging Tides (Metal Blade)
  • Mars Red Sky: Apex III Praise For The Burning Soul (Listenable)
  • Mourning Beloveth: Rust & Bone (Van)
  • Hexvessel: When We Are Death (Century)
  • Lethal Steel: Legion Of The Night (High Roller)
  • Oceans Of Slumber: Winter (Century)

Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop

  • Anderson .Paak: Malibu (Steel Wool)
  • Adrian Younge: Something About April 2 (Linear Labs)
  • Ado Kojo: Reise X (Polydor)
  • Ed Motta: Perpetual Gateways (MustHaveJazz)
  • Hilltop Hoods: Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung (Golden Era)
  • Kanye West: The Life Of Pablo (Good)
  • Logic: The Incredible True Story (Def Jam)
  • R. Kelly: The Buffet (RCA)

Jury Club and Dance

  • Daniel Haaksman: African Fabrics (Man Recordings)
  • Kalipo: Wanderer (Audiolith)
  • Moodymann: DJ-Kicks (!K7)
  • Moomin: A Minor Thought (Smallville)
  • Thug Entrancer: Arcology (Software)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

  • Alex Smoke: Love Over Will (R&S)
  • Iggy Pop, Alva Noto, Tarwater: Leaves Of Grass (Morr Music)
  • Jeanne Added: Be Sensational (Naïve)
  • Junior Boys: Big Black Coat (City Slang)
  • MM Studio: Good Star Dubs (Albumlabel)
  • Nonkeen: The Gamble (R&S)
  • Post Industrial Boys: Unintended (Karaoke Kalk)
  • Sarah Neufeld: The Ridge (Paper Bag)
  • Ulver: ATGCLVLSSCAP (House Of Mythology)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

  • Antiquariat: Vida de Carrusel (Acoustic Music)
  • Christian Haase: Träum doch mal von Blumen (hTMV)
  • Dota: Keine Gefahr (Kleingeldprinzessin)
  • Falk: Smogsehnsucht (Ahuga!)
  • Herman van Veen: Fallen oder Springen (Harlekijn)
  • Niedeckens BAP: Lebenslänglich (Vertigo)
  • Stefan Noelle: Meinetwegen im Regen (nasswetter music group)
  • Strom & Wasser: Reykjavík (Traumton)
  • Williams Wetsox: Wohi? Wohi? (BSC Music)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

  • Aniada a Noar & Trio Altrioh: In Compagnia (Eigenverlag)
  • Antiquariat: Vida De Carrusel (Acoustic Music)
  • Ben Caplan: Birds With Broken Wings (Coalition)
  • Cara: Yet We Sing (Artes)
  • Jan Erik Lundqvist: Leonard Cohen den tredje (Eigenverlag)
  • Matt Andersen: Honest Man (True North)
  • Martin Klein, etc.: Radio Vienna Sounds From The 21st Century (Galileo)
  • Reelroad: Past The Gates (CPL Music)
  • Songbirds Collective: Four Voices/Four Worlds (Jaro Medien)
  • Värttinä: Viena (Westpark Music)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

  • Franui: Tanz! (Franz) (col legno)
  • Polýnushka: In unserer Straße (Eigenverlag)
  • V.A.: Mauretanien Nouakchott & Chingetti 1/Vol.9 (Benkadi e.V.)

Jury World Music

  • Celenka: Celenka (Nordic Notes)
  • Djelimady Tounkara: Djely Blues (Label Bleu)
  • Idan Raichel: At The Edge Of The Beginning (Cumbancha)
  • Jaimeo Brown: Work Songs (Motema)
  • Oum: Zarabi (LOF)
  • Reelroad: Past The Gates (CPL Music)
  • Rokia Traoré: Né So (Nonesuch)
  • The Gloaming: 2 (PIAS)

Jury Jazz I

  • Christoph Neuhaus Path4: The Present & Path (Double Moon)
  • David Linx & Brüssels Jazz Orchestra: Brel (Jazz Village)
  • Frank Muschalle: Live In Vannes (Styx)
  • Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra: Keep it Dark (Double Moon)
  • Jutta Hipp: Lost Tapes – The German Recordings 1952-1955 (SWR Music)
  • Kenny Barron Trio: Book Of Intuition (Impulse)
  • Lorenzo Petrocca Organ Trio: Live In Studio (inVivo)
  • Marialy Pacheco: Studiokonzert (Neuklang)
  • Matthias Nadolny, Bob Degen: You’re My Everything (Klaeng)
  • Nils Landgren with Janis Siegel: Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein (ACT)

Jury Jazz II

  • Angelika Niescier & Florian Weber: NYC Five (Intakt)
  • Barry Guy: Time Passing (Maya Recordings)
  • Bill Frisell: When You Wish Upon A Star (OKeh)
  • Jazz Bigband Graz: True Stories (Natango Music)
  • Matthias Nadolny, Bob Degen: You’re My Everything (Klaeng)
  • Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance (ECM)
  • Michael Wollny Trio: In Concert Klangspuren (ACT)
  • Nils Wogram & Root 70: Wise Men Can Be Wrong (nWog)
  • Norbert Stein, Pata Messengers: Play Rainer Maria Rilke »Das Karussel« (Pata Music)
  • Sachie Matsushita etc.: Free (fixcel records)

Jury Blues

  • Big Boy Bloater & The Limits: Luxury Hobo (Mascot)
  • Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep (Redwing)
  • Frankfurt City Blues Band: Live im »Neuen Theater« Frankfurt/Höchst (bellaphon)
  • Kirk Fletcher: Burning Blues (M2 Music)
  • Tasha Taylor: Honey For The Biscuit (Ruf)
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band: Let Me Get By (Concord)
  • The Record Company: Give It Back To You (Concord)
  • Toronzo Cannon: The Chicago Way (Alligator)
  • Tommy Schneller Band: Backbeat (Timezone)
  • V.A.: God Don’t Never Change (Alligator)

Jury Popular Music on DVD

  • Robert Trujillo Presents: Jaco (Iron Horse)
  • Eberhard Weber: The Jubilee Concerto (SWR Jazzhaus)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

  • Otfried Preußler: Das kleine Gespenst. Tohuwabohu auf Burg Eulenstein (Der Audio Verlag)
  • Jörg Schade, Franz-Georg Stähling: Der Teufel mit den goldenen Löckchen (Hörstars)
  • Stephanie Blake: Pipi kack und weitere Hasengeschichten (Der Audio Verlag)
  • Julian Greis, Paul Grote, Cedric von Borries: Becky Albertalli »Nur Drei Worte« (Silberfisch)
  • Mechthild Großmann etc.: Bibi Dumon Tak: Mücke, Maus und Maulwurf (oetinger audio)
  • Laura Maire: Anna und der Schwalbenmann (Hörverlag)
  • Hendrik Kleinschmidt: Thabo – Detektiv & Gentleman, Der Nashorn-Fall (Jumbo)
  • Kirsten Boie: Bestimmt wird alles gut: Syrische Kinder erzählen von ihrer Flucht (Jumbo)
  • Udo Wachveitl u.v.a.: Andreas Steinhöfel: Anders, Das Hörspiel (Silberfisch)
  • Robert Missler: Pekkas geheime Aufzeichnungen, die Wunderelf (Igel Records)
  • Robert Missler: Liz Pichon: Tom Gates – Eins-a-Ausreden (Igel Records)
  • Manfred Steffen u. Kinder: IN die Wälder gegangen, einen Löwen gefangen (Hör Company)
  • Christoph Maria Herbst: WILF. Plötzlich Held. Wilf and der Superschurke (Silberfisch)
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