Quarterly Critic’s Choice
The best and most interesting new releases of the previous three months are awarded a place on the Quarterly Critic’s Choice. Evaluation criteria are artistic quality, repertoire value, presentation, and sound quality. From 2014 onward, the Long Lists are stored directly with each Quarterly Critic’s Choice.
NEW: Long List 2/2024, published on 5th April 2024
Recordings for Children and Youth
Hans Joachim Schädlich: Der Sprachabschneider
Thomas Nicolai. sauerländer audio ISBN 978-3-8398-4402-1 (Argon Verlag)
This story is now a classic of children’s literature. It’s the story of the imaginative Paul, who gradually leaves his language to an unknown man in return for homework. Thomas Nicolai tells this story in a calm voice, entirely in harmony with the dreamy attitude of the young protagonist, framed by a chilling saxophone solo. As tensions mount, the speaker becomes more agitated and develops diabolical facets of expression that show how this ill-conceived business takes on existentially frightening forms. For the jury: Regina Himmelbauer