Long List 1/2014

Published: 18th December 2013
The first time the German Record Critics’ Award presents a long list. The currently 140 jurors have nominated a total of 270 new publications from the last quarter in 29 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 1/2014 will be published on the 15th of February.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

  • Bruckner: Symphony 9. Berner SO, Venzago (cpo)
  • Schubert: Symphony 8. SO Basel, Russell Davies (SOB)
  • Schumann: Symphonies. WDR-SO, Holliger (audite)
  • Brahms: Symphonies. Gewandhaus-O, Chailly (Decca)
  • Hindemith: Mathis-Symphony etc. BBC Scottish SO, Brabbins (Hyperion)
  • Strawinsky: Sacre du Printemps etc. Philadelphia O, Nézet-Seguin (DG)
  • Britten: Frank-Bridge-Variations etc. Camerata Nordica, Toenessen (Bis)
  • Strauss: Zarathustra etc. Berliner Phil., Dudamel (DG)
  • Beethoven: Symphony 2 etc. San Francisco O, Tilson-Thomas (SFS Media)

Jury Concertos

  • Dvořák: Violin Concerto etc. Mutter, Berliner Phil., Honeck (DG)
  • Mozart, Haydn etc.: Concertos. Knauer, Zürcher KO, Norrington (Berlin Classics)
  • Brahms: Piano Concertos. Hough, Mozarteum-O, Wigglesworth (Hyperion)
  • Gounod: Pedal piano concerts. Prosseda, Svizzera Italiana O, Shelley (Hyperion)
  • Maderna: Concertos. Zehetmair, Bellheim, hr-SO, Tamayo (Neos)
  • Ligeti: Violin Concerto etc. Schmid, SO Finn.RF, Lintu (Ondine)
  • Burgmüller: Piano Concerto etc. Koch, Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
  • Hindemith: Piano Concertos. Biret, Yale SO, Shimada (Naxos)
  • Sarasate: Violin Concerto etc. Yang, SO de Navarra, Izquierdo (Naxos)
  • Beethoven, Berg: Violin Concertos. Weithaas, Stavanger SO, Sloane (Avi)
  • Dvořák: Cello Concertos etc. Isserlis, Mahler CO, Harding (Hyperion)

Jury Chamber Music

  • Bartók, Kurtág, Ligeti: String Quartets. Armida Q (Avi)
  • Janáček: String Quartets. Arcadia Q (Orchid)
  • Beethoven, Bruckner, Hartmann etc.: String Quartets. Zehetmair Q (ECM)
  • Francaix, Poulenc, Previn: Trios. Ensemble Blumina (MDG)
  • Tschaikowsky, Arensky: Piano Trios. Trio Wanderer (harmonia mundi)
  • Regamey, Koffler, Laks: Chamber Music. Aperto Piano Q etc. (Edition Abseits)
  • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet. Widmann, Arcanto Q (harmonia mundi)
  • Schumann, Kurtág: String Quartets. Amaryllis Q (Genuin)
  • Boehm: Chamber Music. Hünteler, Pühn (MDG)
  • Schumann: Violin Sonatas. Tetzlaff, Vogt (Ondine)

Jury Piano Music

  • Bach, Armstrong, Ligeti: Piano Works. Armstrong (Sony)
  • Busoni: Piano Works. Hamelin (Hyperion)
  • Lutoslawski: Piano Works. Kupiec (Sony)
  • Liszt, Chopin, Skrjabin: Piano Works. Trifonov (DG)
  • Beethoven: Diabellivariations etc. Schiff (ECM)
  • Haydn: Piano Sonatas. Feltsman (Nimbus)
  • Mozart: Piano Sonatas. Youn (Oehms)
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas. Hewitt (Hyperion)
  • Liszt: Piano Music. Lisitsa (Decca)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

  • Howells from Salisbury. David Newsholme (Regent)
  • Bach-Reflections. Brembeck (Ifo)
  • Bovett, Bruno, Kerll: Organ Music. Maidre (Pro Musica)
  • Debussy: Organ transcriptions. Wiebusch (audite)
  • Grunenwald: Organ Works. Entienne (Festivo)
  • Organ Music for Jahreskirchenkreis. Lennartz (Motette)
  • Franck: Organ Works. Von Busch (Audiomax)
  • Schlee: Organ Works. Peretti (Ambiente)

Jury Opera I

  • Hasse: Marc Antonio e Cleopatra. Musiche Nuove, Osele (dhm)
  • Blow: Venus and Adonis. Musiciens du Paradis, Cuiller. DVD (Alpha)
  • Rameau: Dardanus. Ensemble Pygmalion, Pichon (Alpha)
  • Vogel: La Toison d’or. Concerto spiritual, Niquet (Glossa)
  • Lully: Phaëton. Talens Lyriques, Rousset (Aparté)
  • Händel: Belshazzar. Arts Florissants, Christie (Edition AF)

Jury Opera II

  • Verdi: Simon Boccanegra. Hampson, Calleja etc. (Decca)
  • Verdi: Oberto. Hofstetter etc. (Oehms)
  • Respighi: Belkis Königin von Saba. Feltz etc. (Dreyer/Gaido)
  • Wagner, Dietsch: Holländer. Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski etc. (Naive)
  • Mozart: Così fan tutte. Haneke, Cambreling etc.. DVD (Cmajor)
  • Donizetti: Belisario. BBC SO, Mark Elder etc. (Opera Rara)
  • Massenet: Le Mage. O Saint-Etienne Loire, Campellone etc.(Singulares)
  • Martin I Soler: L’arbore di Diana. SO del Liceu Barcelona, Bicket etc. (Dynamic)
  • Janáček: Das schlaue Füchslein. O Maggio Musicale, Ozawa etc.. DVD (Naxos)

Jury Choral Music

  • Britten: Choral Works. Choir of King’s College (KGS)
  • Bach: Matthäuspassion. RIAS Kammerchor, AkaMus, Jacobs etc. (harmonia mundi)
  • Schnittke, Pärt: Choral Works. Chor des BR Dijkstra (BR Klassik)
  • Schöllhorn, Sanchez-Verdú, etc.: Choral Works. Neue Vokalsolisten (col legno)
  • Kraus: Begräbniskantate. RIAS Kammerchor, Ehrhardt (dhm)
  • Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki etc. (BIS)
  • Britten: War Requiem. C & O der Accademia S. Cecilia, Pappano (Warner)
  • Pergolesi: Stabat Mater. Lezhneva, Jaroussky , Barocchisti, Fasolis (Warner)
  • Lully: Phaëton. Talens lyriques, Rousset etc. (Aparté)
  • Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium. Wiltener Sängerknaben, Stecher etc. (Gramola)

Jury Early Music

  • Bach: Masses. The Sixteen, Christopher (Coro)
  • Bertali, Rossi, Merula, Palestrina etc.: Violin Sonatas. Ensemble Aurora (Glossa)
  • Dowland, Robinson, Johnson: Works for Laute. Jakob Lindberg (BIS)
  • Jaikes de Cambrai: Devotional Songs. Graindelavoix (Glossa)
  • Corelli, Telemann, Leclair etc.: Violin Sonatas. Pramsohler, Grisvard (Audax)
  • Marais: Works for Viola da Gamba. Rattinger, Conte (Tyxart)
  • Music & Poetry XIII Century. Potter, Covey-Crump etc. (Hyperion)
  • Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki etc. (BIS)
  • Gabrieli: Sacrae Symphoniae. Gesualdo Consort, Beku (Accent)
  • Bertali: Sonatas. Le Concerto Brisé, Dongois (Accent)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

  • Pergolesi: Stabat Mater. Lezhneva, Jaroussky, Barocchisti, Fasolis (Warner)
  • Poulenc: Lieder. Falk, Zuppardo (MDG)
  • Hasse, Vinci, Leo, Porpora etc.: Arias. Fagioli, Minasi (Naïve)
  • Rameau: Le Grand Théâtre de l’amour. Ambassadeurs, Kossenko (Erato)
  • Gluck, Hasse, Mozart: Arias. Mehta, AkaMus, Jacobs (harmonia mundi)
  • Verdi: Arias. Kaufmann, O Oper Parma, Morandi (Sony)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

  • Fritz Reiner – Complete CSO Recordings. 63 CDs (Sony)
  • Edition Gewandhausorchester Vol. 3. Straube (Querstand)
  • Mozart, Hindemith, Britten etc.: Hornkonzerte. Dennis Brain (Documents)
  • Beethoven: Symphonies. Wiener Phil, Böhm (DG)
  • Schubert: Winterreise. Patzak, Demus, Raucheisen (Preiser)
  • Sergiu Celibidache – The Berlin Recordings (audite)
  • Strauss: Rosenkavalier, Schweigsame Frau etc. Böhm etc. (Membran)
  • Arturo Toscanini – The Great Live Concerts (Urania)
  • Valdimir Horowitz Live in Carnegie Hall. 41 CDs (Sony)
  • Barber, Chopin, Mozart etc.: Piano Works. Cherkassky (Orfeo)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

  • Wolff, Dallapiccola, Hauer etc.: Piano Works. Schleiermacher (MDG)
  • Feldman: Patterns etc. Simonacci (Brilliant)
  • Polscher: The Pomegranate Tree. Canonica, Haunstein (Raumklang)
  • Schöllhorn, Sánchez-Verdú, etc.: Choral Works. Neue Vokalsolisten (col legno)
  • Lim, Ayres, Saunders etc.: Works for Trumpet. Blaauw etc. (Wergo)
  • Hauser: Pieces for Percussion. Ensemble XII (HatArt)
  • Black: Humans in motion, Aorko etc. Ensemble ascolta (Wergo)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

  • Monsaingeon Edition: Fischer-Dieskau-Films (Euroarts)
  • Celibidache – Firebrand & Philosopher. Film by Busé (Arthaus)
  • Ich bin dein Labyrinth. Rihm-Film by Ehrhardt (EuroArts)
  • Bloody Daughter. Argerich-Film by S.Argerich (Idéale Audience)
  • The Highest Level. Lang Lang, Berliner Phil, Rattle (Sony)
  • Gozaran – Time Passing. Film by Scheffer (EuroArts)
  • Lucier: No Ideas but in Things. Film by Rusche and Harder (Wergo)
  • European Union Baroque Orchestra – Joy & Sorrow, Mortensen (ERP)
  • Netrebko & Hvorostovsky – Live From Red Square (DG) Bozzolini: Die italienische Art. O Santa Cecilia, Pappano (EuroArts)

Jury Crossover Productions

  • Trialog. Music for the one God. Pera Ensemble (Berlin Classics)
  • Stucky: Black Widow. Erika Stucky & Ensemble (Traumton)
  • Hassler plays Hassler (Intakt)
  • Waves. Steinmetz, Stickan (Edition Jazz aus Kirchen)
  • Essl: What ever shall be. Ettenauer, Essl (edition eirelav)
  • Horváth & Brahms: Lieder & Texte. Franui, Bechtolf (col legno)
  • Bacharkaden. Lautencompagney, Katschner (Carus)
  • Lost Memory Theatre Act-1. Yun Miyake Ensemble (Yellowbird)
  • Il Pergolese. Maria Pia de Vito etc. (ECM)
  • Sistermans: Ausculta. (Edition Sistermanns)

Jury Film Music

  • Henry Jackman, Captain Phillips (Varèse Sarabande)
  • Roque Banos, Old Boy (Varèse Sarabande)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

  • Evelyn Waugh: Wiedersehen mit Brideshead. Groth (Diogenes)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson: Die Schatzinsel. Rowohlt (Roof Music)
  • Monika Maron: Zwischenspiel. Maron (Argon)
  • Paul Auster: Winterjournal. Klaußner (Audio Verlag)
  • Elias Canetti: Die Blendung. Buhlert, Minichmayr etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Aldous Huxley: Schöne neue Welt. Brandt (Hörverlag)
  • Peter Weiss: Abschied von den Eltern. Bruckmaier, Stadlober etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Albert Camus: Leben heißt Handeln. Stäblein, Benrath etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Neil MacGregor: Shakespeares ruhelose Welt. Loibl etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Dieter Hildebrandt, Peter Ensikat: Wie haben wir gelacht. (Random House)

Jury Pop and Rock

  • Shangri La. Jake Bugg (Capitol)
  • Dromes. Younghusband (Sonic Cathedral)
  • AM. Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
  • Shout! Gov’t Mule (Mascot)
  • La Noche Mas Larga. Buika (Warner)
  • Crimson/Red. Prefab Sprout (Warner)
  • Apar. Delorean (Matador)
  • Pure Heroine. Lorde (Universal)
  • The Diving Board. Elton John (Mercury)
  • Viva La Street. Jimmy Kelly & The Street Orchestra (Flowfish)
  • The Last Ship. Sting (Interscope)

Jury Independent

  • Plastic Ekphrastic. Mineral (359 music)
  • Kung Fu Fightin. Erdmöbel (Jippie!)
  • Pure Heroine. Lorde (Universal)
  • Reflektor. Arcade Fire (Vertigo)
  • Dream River. Bill Callahan (Drag City)
  • Pick A Piper. Pick A Piper (City Slang)
  • Cupid Deluxe. Blood Orange (Domino)
  • Eve. Booka Shade (Embassy of Music)
  • Eure Armut kotzt mich an. Königleopold (Jazzwerkstatt)
  • Jetlag. Milosh (Deadly)
  • Sumie. Sumie Nagano (Bella Union)
  • Die Unsichtbaren. Messer (Thischarmingman)

Jury Nu and Extreme

  • Don’t Call. Kundekoenig (17 Records)
  • J-Zone. J-Zone (Peter Pan Syndrome)
  • Lanterns. Son Lux (Joyful Noise)
  • Book Of Souls. Folio A. Secret Chiefs 3 (Mimicry)
  • Who’s Bad. Die Goldenen Zitronen (Buback)
  • Beautiful Rewind. Four Tet (Text)
  • Darkside. Psychic (Other People)
  • Offering For Anxious. Diggs Duke (Brownswood)
  • Spaces. Nils Frahm (Erased Tapes)
  • John Wizards. John Wizards (Planet Mu)
  • Monaco. Michaela Melian (Monika79)
  • Justus Köhnke & The Wonderful Frequency Band (Kompakt)

Jury Singer/Songwriter

  • Aus der Welt. Frank Viehweg (Raumer Records)
  • Debüt. Steven Morrys (Steven Morrys Records)
  • Noch mal von vorne! Annett Kuhr (Own production)
  • Herzöd. A Daneem (BSC)
  • Steh nicht im Goldnen Buch der Stadt. Carsten Langner (Clabauter Musik)
  • Auf Sendung, Solo. Stoppok (Groundsound)
  • Zwischenspiel. Barbara Thalheim (Conträr)
  • Hoffnungsstur. Dominik Plangger (Sturm & Klang)
  • Tanzende Hunde. Paul Bartsch & Band (Bluebird Café Berlin)
  • Freiheit ist ein Paradies. Strom & Wasser feat. The Refugees (Traumton)
  • Lieder ohne mich. Roger Stein (Sturm & Klang)

Jury Folk and Folklore

  • Malagasy Blues Song. Lala Njava (World Music Network)
  • Auf Sendung, Solo. Stoppok (Groundsound)
  • Viva La Street. Jimmy Kelly & The Street Orchestra (Flowfish)
  • Friends For Life. High Kings (Sony)
  • Oh, The Third. Thea Hjelmeland (Ora Fonogram)
  • Mortissa. Cigdem Aslan (Asphalt Tango)
  • Maizan Thaw. Elin Kawen (Nordic Notes)
  • All Is One. Allan Taylor (Stockfisch)
  • Dragonfly. Brigandu (Brigandu)
  • Horizon. Cara (Artes Records)
  • Resonans. Anja Praest Trio (Go Danish)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

  • Iranian Woman. Kollektiv Fuuse Mousiqi (Heilo)
  • Tierra de Luz. José Salinas (Zoomusic)
  • The Road to Jajouka. The Master Musicians Of Jajouka (Amulet)
  • Malagasy Blues Song. Lala Njava (World Music Network)
  • Bamako Nights. Lobi Traoré (Glitterbeat)
  • Noches Cubanas en el Cafe del Mar. Luis Frank Arias & Guillermo Rubalcaba (Connector)

Jury World Music

  • Malagasy Blues Song. Lala Njava (World Music Network)
  • Texas Gypsy Fire. Oliver Rajamaini (Jaro)
  • Eva. Dino D’Santiago (Lusafrica)
  • Oriental Blues. Atlas, Sevda etc. (Network)
  • Son Brasilego. Sérgio Tannus (Do Fol)
  • Lost Memory Theatre Act-1. Yun Miyake Ensemble (Yellowbird)
  • Mortissa. Cigdem Aslan (Asphalt Tango)
  • La Noche Mas Larga. Buika (Warner)

Jury Jazz I

  • Basiecally Speaking. Pete York & Young Friends (ACT)
  • Kings Of Swing Op. 1. SWR Big Band (Hänssler)
  • Jazz Ensemble Baden-Württemberg Edition 13. Lehel, Siffling etc. (Jazz’N’Arts)
  • Blue Pepper. Echoes Of Swing (ACT)
  • Michael Keul And Superfocus feat. Scott Hamilton. Keul etc. (Organic Music)
  • Live At The Salzburger Jazzherbst. Lajos Dudas Quartet (Jazzsick)
  • The Lost Tapes. The Modern Jazz Quartet (Germany 1956-19958) (JazzHaus)
  • The Brandenburg Concerto. Dusko Goykovich with Strings (Enja)
  • Jul Pa Svenska. Georg Wadenius etc. (Edel)
  • Tales From The South. Axel Schlosser (Double Moon)
  • Early Chet In Germany. Chet Baker (Jazzhaus)
  • Windfall. Ensemble Denada (Ozella)

Jury Jazz II

  • Itinéraire Bis. Double Trio De Clarinettes (Between The Lines)
  • Live In Zürich 2013. Irène Schweizer, Pierre Favre (Intakt)
  • The Road To Jajouka. The Master Musicians Of Jajouka (Howe Records)
  • No End. Keith Jarrett (ECM)
  • Monk’N’Roll. Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima 4tet (CamJazz)
  • Riomar. Nils Wogram Root 70 with Strings (nwog)
  • Die Anreicherung. Axel Dörner (Jazzwerkstatt)
  • Mukashi. Abdullah Ibrahim (Intuition)
  • Badia. Ralph Alessi (ECM)
  • Elders. Pablo Held (Pirouet)

Jury Blues

  • Unterwegs zur Sonne. Chris Kramer (Blow Till Midnight)
  • Green Side. Morblues (Jazzhaus)
  • Play One For Me. Bryan Lee (Severn)
  • X-Ray Blues. Blues Company (in-akustik)
  • Flight 6024. Nico Brina (Stormy Monday Records)
  • Blues Colours. Thomas Scheytt (Stormy Monday Records)
  • Jericho Road. Eric Bibb (Dixie Frog)
  • Night Train To Budapest. Henrik Freischlader (Cable Car Records)
  • Shout! Gov’t Mule (Mascot)

Jury Black Music

  • Now, Then & Forever. Earth, Wind & Fire (Sony)
  • Bespoke Future. Hartley & Wolfe (BBE)
  • Beautiful Life. Dianne Reeves (Concord)
  • Out Of Many One Music. Sly &Robbie present Shaggy (Ranch)
  • Grim 104. Grim 104 (Buback Tonträger)
  • The Electric Lady. Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy Entertainment)
  • Love Junkie. Heston (Dome)
  • 7 Days Of Funk. Snoopzilla & Dam-Funk (Stones Throw)
  • Say That To Say This. Trombone Shorty (Verve)
  • Black Radio 2. Robert Glasper Experiment (Blue Note)
  • Old. Danny Brown (Rykodisc)
  • Rap Album One. Jonwayne (Stones Throw)
  • Cupid Deluxe. Blood Orange (Domino)
  • Red Hot + Fela. Mathambo, Kronos Quartet etc. (Knitting Factory)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

  • Oliver Scherz: Ben. Baltscheit (Silberfisch)
  • Michael Krüger etc.: Folge deinem Traum. Ani, Heidenreich, Kaminski etc. (Jumbo)
  • Brüder Grimm: Brüderchen und Schwesterchen. Wackernagel etc. (See-Igel)
  • Catharina Valckx: Pfoten hoch! Valckx etc. (Audiolino)
  • Frauke Scheunemann: Winston. Kalkofe (audio verlag)
  • Tomi Ungerer: Tremolo. Malmsheimer etc. (CMO Hörbuch)
  • Hans Werner Henze: Pollicino. Wiener Staatsoper, Prießnitz etc. (Belvedere)
  • Mikael Engström: Ida, Paul und die fiesen Riesen aus der Dritten. Thalbach (audio verlag)
  • Julia Donaldson etc.: Für Hund und Katz ist auch noch Platz. Schulz (Hörcompany)
  • Alan Alexander Milne: Pu der Bär. Postel, Breiter etc. (Hörverlag)
  • Philip Pullman: Grimms Märchen. Kreye (Silberfisch)

Jury Popular Music on DVD

  • Auf Sendung, Solo. Stoppok (Groundsound)
  • Gerhard Polt & Ardhi Engl. Gerhard Polt & Ardhi Engl (Panther)
  • Tour De Force – Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Joe Bonamassa (Rough Trade)
  • Hasretim – Journey To Anatolia. Marc Sinan (ECM)
  • Klaviersdelikte. Bodo Wartke (Reimkultur)
  • Beyond The Double Bass. Renaud Garcia-Fons (Enja)
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