Long List 1/2017

Published: 9th February 2017
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the first longlist of 2017. The currently 156 jurors have nominated a total of 282 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 1/2017 will be published on the 15th of February.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

• Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 7. Wiener Phil, Harnoncourt (Orfeo)
• Dvořák: Slawische Tänze. Tschechische Phil, Bělohlávek (Decca)
• Smetana: Má Vlast. Bamberger Symphoniker, Hrůša (Tudor)
• Tschaikowsky: Nussknacker. Gürzenich O, Kitajenko (Oehms)
• Dvořák: Symphonic Variations etc. Prager Phil, Hrůša (Pentatone)
• Bartók, Strawinsky: Wunderbarer Mandarin, Feuervogel. London SO, Gergiev (LSO)
• Debussy: Images etc. San Francisco Symphony O, Tilson Thomas (SFS)
• Beethoven: Symphony 2 etc. Beethoven O Bonn, Blunier (MDG)
• Mahler: Symphony 5. Holst-Sinfonietta, Simon (bastille musique)
• Weinberg: Symphony 17 etc. Siberian State SO, Lande (Naxos)
• Bruckner: Symphony 8. WDR SO, Saraste (Profil)
• Lutosławski, Szymanowski: Cello Concerto etc. G. Capuçon, Polish NRSO, Liebreich (Accentus)

Jury Concertos

• Lalo, Manén: Symphony Espagnole, Concierto Español. Yang, Barcelona SO, Ang (Naxos)
• Weinberg: Flute Concerto op.75 etc. Styczen, Polnische KammerPhil, Rayski (Tacet)
• Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto. Blumina etc. Stuttgarter KammerO, Th.Sanderling (Naxos)
• Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos etc. Genova, Dimitrov, RSO Bulgarien, Kamdzhalov (cpo)
• Schostakowitsch: Cello Concertos. Weilerstein, SO des BR, Heras-Casado (Decca)
• Ligeti: Cello Concerto etc. Poltéra, Ahonen, BIT20 Ensemble, Brönnimann (BIS)

Jury Chamber Music

• Brahms, Schönberg: String Quartets, Lieder. Erdmann, Kuss Q (Onyx)
• Schulhoff: Complete String Quartets. Alma Q (Gutman)
• Brahms: Complete String Quintets. Glassl, Mandelring Q (Audite)
• »Dialogues«. Works by Poulenc, Debussy, Franck. Ruh, Kusnezow (SWR music)
• »Oberon celebrates Shakespeare«. Works by Mendelssohn etc. Oberon Trio (CAvi)
• »Russian Treasures«. Works by Titz, Glasunow etc. Casal Q (Solo Musica)
• Elsner, Chopin: Piano Trios. Trio Margaux (Profil)
• Krása, Krenek, Tansman: String Quartets. Adamas Q (Gramola)
• »Being EaRNeST«. Works by Dohnányi. Ensemble Raro (Solo Musica)

Jury Piano Music

• JS Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 & 2. Ugorskaja (harmonia mundi)
• Liszt: Klavieretüden. Trifonov (DG)
• Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Part 1. Prosseda (Decca)
• Prokofjew: Piano Sonatas. Melnikov (harmonia mundi)
• Fauré: Piano Works. Minnaar (Challenge)
• Haydn: Piano Sonatas. Becker (CAvi)
• »Hommages«. Piano Works by Bach/Busoni, Mendelssohn etc. Grosvenor (Decca)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

• Bach, Buxtehude: Goldberg Variations, La Capricciosa. Schornsheim (Capriccio)
• Weitz, Jongen: Complete Organ Works. Van de Velde (Aeolus)
• Scheidt: The Organ Work Vol. 11. Vermeire (Fagott)
• JS Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier. Paul (Centaur)
• »Balli, battaglie e canzoni«. Works by Guami, Picchi etc. Scandali, Occhionero (Brilliant)
• »Time Stands Still«. Works by Byrd, Dowland etc. Chylek (Oehms)
• »Bach Mirrored«. Works by JS Bach. Croci (Fra Bernardo)

Jury Opera I

• Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria. Fagioli, Basso etc., Capella Cracoviensis, Adamus (Universal)
• Purcell: Dido & Aeneas. Milanesi, Helm etc., Risonanza, Bonizzoni (Challenge)
• Porpora: Orlando. Expert, Pitach etc., Compañía Ópera de Cámera, Otero (Pan)
• Mozart: Don Giovanni. Tiliakos, Priante etc., MusicAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)

Jury Opera II

• Hérold: Le Pre aux Clercs. Munger, Spyres etc., Gulbenkian O, McCreesh (Singulares)
• Nicolai: Heimkehr des Verbannten. Begemann etc., Robert-Schumann-Phil, Beermann (cpo)
• Sotelo: El Público. López, Tatzl etc., Klangforum Wien, Heras-Casado (BelAir)
• Glass: Einstein on the beach. Philip Glass Ens, Riesmann etc. (Opus Arte)
• Verdi: La Traviata. Peretyatko, Ayan etc., Balthasar-Neumann-Ens, Heras-Casado (C Major)
• Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmila. Shagimuratova etc., Bolshoi Theatre O, Jurowski (BelAir)
• Shaoyu: You and Me. Guanglu, Shaoyun etc., Jingju TC of Beijing, Shaoyu (Accentus)
• Richard Wagner: Walküre. Goerne, DeYoung etc., Hong Kong PO, van Zweden (Naxos)

Jury Choral Music

• Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli. Sistine Chapel Choir, Palombella (DG)
• Koessler: Choral Works. Cantabile Regensburg, Beckert (Helbling)
• Schubert: Male-voice Choirs. Amarcord, Schneider (Raumklang)
• Gesualdo: Terzo libro di Madrigali. La Compagnia del Madrigals (Glossa)
• JS Bach: Cantatas. Vox Luminis, Meunier (Alpha Classics)
• Reger: Works for Male-voice Choir. Ens Vocapella Limburg, Meister (Rondeau)
• Gesualdo: Madrigali a cinque voci. Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe (PHI)
• Monteverdi: Missa in illo. Huelgas Ensemble, van Nevel (harmonia mundi)
• Pärt: Kanon Pokajanen. Capella Amsterdam, Reuss (harmonia mundi)
• Distler: Totentanz. Chamber Choir Josquin des Préz, Böhme (Carus)
• Bergmann: Works for Male-voice Choir. Bergmania Ensemble etc., Hyökki (Alpha)
• »Polska«. Choral Music by Penderecki etc., SWR Vokalensemble, Creed (SWR music)

Jury Early Music

• »Dansa«. Works by JS Bach, Henryson, Sandstöm. Zilliacus, Willemark (BIS)
• »Se con stille frequenti«. Chamber Duets. Mingardo etc., Cenacolo Musicale (Arcana)
• Gesualdo: Madrigali a cinque voci. Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe (PHI)
• Castello: Sonata concertate in stile moderno I. Academy of Ancient Music, Egarr (AAM)
• Knüpfer: Sacral Concertos. Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Cordes (cpo)
• Mondonville: Trio Sonatas op.2. Pramsohler, Diderot (Audax)
• Vivaldi: Vier Jahreszeiten. Concerto Köln, Sato (Berlin Classics)
• »Golden Age in Brandenburg«. Laake, Ensemble Art d’Echo (Querstand)
• Caldara: Sacral Choral Works. Vokalakademie Berlin etc., Markowitsch (Rondeau)
• Gesualdo: Terzo libro di Madrigali. La Compagnia del Madrigals (Glossa)
• Johann Bernhard Bach: Ouvertures 1 – 4. L’Acheron, Joubert-Caillet (Ricercar)
• F.Couperin: Ariane consolée par Bacchus etc. Les Talens Lyrique, Rousset (Aparte)
• Rovetta: Mass pour la naissance de Louis XIV. Galilei Consort, Chenier (Alpha)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• Rossini: Arias. Fagioli, Armonia Atenea, Petrou (DG)
• »In War & Peace«. Arias by Händel etc. DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro, Emelyanachev (Erato)
• Von der Wense: Lieder etc. Falk, Schleiermacher, RSO Berlin, Kalitzke (Es Dur)
• Mozart: Arias. Mühlemann, KammerO Basel, Michelangeli (Sony)
• Mahler: Lieder. Romberger, Perl (MDG)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• Yehudi Menuhin — Anniversary Collection (Melodiya)
• Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms: Violin Sonatas. Kulenkampff, Solti (Decca)
• JS Bach: The Complete Keyboard Works. Růžičková (Erato)
• Beethoven, Brahms: Violin Concertos. Neveu, SO des SWR, Désormière etc. (SWR music)
• Fritz Wunderlich — Oper, Operette, Film (BR Klassik)
• Mozart, Henze, Martin: Works for Violin. Schneiderhan, Swiss Festival O, Haitink etc. (Audite)
• Mozart: String Quartets. Amadeus Q, Aronowitz, Geuser (Audite)
• Borchard — Telefunken Recordings 1933 – 1935 (Testament)
• JS Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte. Wiener KammerO, Mertin etc. (Supraphon)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• »Klangrede«. Works by Borowski, Holz, Keller. Zafraan Ens, Engel (bastille musique)
• Zender: Adonde? Wohin? Luz, Kovacic etc., SO des BR etc., Pomarico etc. (Wergo)
• »Luxus«. Works by Frick, Kampe, Rohloff, Marcoll, Nemptsov. Ensemble LUX:NM (Genuin)
• Riehm: Shifting, Archipel Remix. Braunstein, WDR SO, Davies, Rundel (Wergo)
• »On behalf of nature«. Works by Meredith Monk. Monk, Sherman etc. (ECM)
• Feldman: Three Voices. Fraser (hatART)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

• Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique. Royal Concertgebouw O, Gatti (RCO)
• Schmidt Jacobsen: Baden Baden 2014. Gabetta, Berliner Phil, Rattle (EuroArts)
• »Dolce Vita«. Kaufmann, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Rieder (Sony)
• Grabsky: In Search Of The Great Composers (SeventhArt)
• Bregstein: Otto Klemperer’s Long Journey Through His Times etc. (Arthaus Musik)
• Berger: Mission Mozart. Lang Lang, Wiener Phil, Harnoncourt (Sony)
• Liszt, Beethoven: Piano Concertos. Buniatishvili, Israel Phil O, Mehta (Sony)

Jury Popular Music on DVD

• Yaffa: Sound Tracker – Explore The World In Music (Monarda)
• Hübner, Voss: Transmitting. Kühn, Bekkas, Lopez (good! movies)
• Najafi: No Land’s Song (Basis-Film Verleih)
• Leckebusch: Trio – Live im Beat-Club (Sireena Records)
• Saura: Argentina. Jairo, Vitale etc. (Concorde)
• Howard: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. The Beatles (Studiocanal)
• Scorsese: Bob Dylan – No Direction Home (Capitol)

Jury Film Music

• Jóhannson: Original Sountrack for Arrival. Theatre of Voices, Guðnadóttir (DG)
• Giacchino: Original Sountrack for Doctor Strange (Hollywood Records)
• Horner, Franglen: Soundtrack for The Magnificent Seven (Sony)
• Howard: Original Sountrack for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (Sony)
• Desplat: Florence Foster Jenkins. Meryl Streep etc. (Decca)
• Morricone — 60 Years of Music. Rigacci, Cech National SO, Morricone (Decca)
• Cafe Society — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony)
• Elfman: Original Sountrack for The Girl In The Train (Sony)
• Goldman: A1 – Ein Streifen Schweizer Straße (Macro)

Jury Crossover Productions

• Federspiel: Smaragd (col legno)
• Black String: Mask Dance (Act)
• Deep Schrott: The Dark Side Of Deep Schrott Vol. 2 (Poise)
• »Requiem für Ernst Jandl«. Mayröcker, Schmidt, Manzel (speak low)
• »Ballo Turco From Venice To Istanbul«. Pera Ensemble, Mazzulli, Yeşilçay (Oehms)

Jury Rock

• Kings Of Leon: Walls (Sony)
• The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome (Universal)
• Tiger Lou: The Wound Dresser (Startracks)
• Bastille: Wild World (Universal)
• Dawes: We’re All Gonna Die (Warner)
• Warpaint: Heads Up (Rough Trade)
• Sting: 57th & 9th (Interscope Records)
• Blackberry Smoke: Like An Arrow (Earache)
• East Cameron Folkcore: Better Off (Grand Hotel Van Cleef)
• The Wave Pictures: Bamboo Diner In The Rain (Moshi Moshi)

Jury Pop

• Lady Gaga: Joanne (Interscope)
• Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker (Sony)
• Solange: A Seat At The Table (Sony)
• Soft Hair: Soft Hair (Weird World)
• Kate Bush: Before The Dawn (Warner)
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd.)
• Haiyti: Nightliner (Stream)
• Friedrich Sunlight: Friedrich Sunlight (Stream)
• Bon Iver: 22, A Million (Jagjagwar)
• Lambchop: FLOTUS (City Slang)

Jury Alternative

• Green Day: Revolution Radio (Reprise)
• Equador: Bones Of Man (Pegdoll)
• Malky: Where Is Piemont (Columbia)
• Radian: On Dark Silent Off (Thrill Jockey)
• Dlé: Der Fluch der Tantaliden (Kreismusik)
• Brandt Brauer Frick: Joy (Because)
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd.)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• Meshuggah: The Violent Sleep Of Reason (Nuclear Blast)
• The Answer: Solas (Napalm)
• Urfaust: Empty Space Meditation (Van)
• Dark Tranquillity: Atoma (Century Media)
• Sacred Steel: Heavy Metal Sacrifice (Cruz Des Sur)
• Darkness: The Gasoline Solution (High Roller)
• Metallica: Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (Universal)
• In Flames: Battles (Nuclear Blast)
• Heaven Shall Burn: Wanderer (Sony)
• High Spirits: Motivator (High Roller)
• Watchtower: Concepts Of Math (Prosthetic)
• Imperial State Electric: All Through The Night (Psychout)

Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop

• A Tribe Called Quest: We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic)
• NxWorries: Yes Lawd! (Stones Throw)
• Danny Brown: Atrocity Exhibition (Warp Records)
• Carleen Anderson: Cage Street Memorial – The Pilgrimage (Freestyle Records)
• Alicia Keys: Here (RCA)
• Solange Knowles: A Seat At The Table (Columbia)
• Nosizwe: In Fragments (So Real International)
• Seraleez: Real Life (Agogo)
• Hanna Williams & The Affirmation: Late Nights & Heartbreak (Record Kicks)
• Jordan Rakei: Cloak (Soul Has No Tempo)

Jury Club and Dance

• Planetary Assault Systems: Arc Angel (Ostgut Ton)
• Roman Flügel: All The Right Noises (Dial)
• Marcel Dettmann: DJ-Kicks (!K7 Records)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos (Caroline)
• Douglas Dare: Aforger (Erased Tapes)
• Nicolas Jaar: Sirens (Other People)
• Oval: Popp (Uovooo)
• Biosphere: Departed Glories (Smalltown Supersound)
• Banks: The Altar (Capitol)
• Kimyan Law: Zawadi (Blu Mar Ten Music)
• Michael Mayer: & (!K7 Records)
• Sneaks: Gymnastics (Merge Records)
• Schwabinggrad Ballett & Arrivati: Beyond Welcome (Buback)
• Festland: Doch die Winde weh’n (ZickZack)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Stoppok: Operation 17 (GrundSound)
• Falkenberg: Menschen auf Brücken (Mollwerk)
• Behning: Trickster und Propheten (Ufer Records)
• Dreiviertelblut: Finsterlieder (Millaphon)
• Leitenberger: Autovía (Nuit Blance Recordings)
• Strom & Wasser: Herzwäsche (Traumton Records)
• Lämmerhirt: … eine halbe Ewigkeit (Stockfisch Records)
• Wenzel: Wenn wir warten (Matrosenblau Berlin)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• Eivor: At The Heart Of A Selkie (Tutl Records)
• Zoe Conway & John McIntyre: Live In Concerto (Rillenschlange)
• Beoga: Before We Change Our Mind (Magnetic Music)
• Federspiel: Smaragd (col legno)
• Çiğdem Aslan: A Thousand Cranes (Asphalt Tango Records)
• Faustus: Death And Other Animals (Westpark Music)
• Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker: Over Night (Rough Trade)
• Martin C. Herberg: Missing Pieces (Lonesome Loser Records)
• Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard: Julerosen (Westpark Music)
• Otava Yo: Christmas (Cpl Music)
• We Banjo 3: String Theory (Wb3)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Tuuletar: Trules Maas Vedes Taivaal (Nordic Notes)
• Galoić, Orkestar: Angel Song (Silvox)
• Federspiel: Smaragd (col legno)
• »République Démocratique Du Congo«. Music of the Bira and Hema (OCORA)
• Groupa: Kind Of Folk (All Ice Records)
• Voxtra: The Encounter Of Vocal Heritage (Muziek Publique)
• »Root Hog Or Die«. Tribute To Alan Lomax (Mississippi Records)

Jury World Music

• The KutiMangoes: Made In Africa (Tramp Records)
• Federspiel: Smaragd (col legno)
• Noura Mint Seymali: Arbina (Glitterbeat)
• Bonga: Recados De Fora (Lusafrica)
• Çiğdem Aslan: A Thousand Cranes (Asphalt Tango Records)
• Thanos Stavridis: A Suitcase Full Of Dreams (Silvox)
• Enzo Avitabile: Lotto Infinito (Black Tarantella)
• Gaye Su Akyol: Hologram Imparatorlugu (Glitterbeat)
• Otros Aires: Perfect Tango (Galileo Mc)
• Depedro: El Pasajero (Warner)
• Evelyn Kryger: Billywolke (Hey!blau Records)
• Michel Camilo & Tomatito: Spain Forever (Universal)

Jury Jazz I

• Auwald Trio: Token Gestures (CLM Musik)
• Jung, Jung: Trio Recordings (Unit Records)
• Echos Of Swing: A Tribute To Bix Beiderbecke (ACT)
• Berlin 21: Odds On (Blackbird Music)
• Organic News: Game On (Mochermusic)
• Richie Beirach: Studio-Concerto. Beirach, European Quartet (Neuklang)
• Jenny Evans: Be What You Want To (Edition Collage)
• Sarah Vaughan: Live In Berlin 1969 (Delta)
• Kraske etc.: Mids Without Fear (Mons Records)
• Maria Baptist: Live Recording. Baptist, Orchestra (Maria Baptist Music)
• Alan Harris: Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better (LoveProduction Records)
• Billy Hart, WDR Big Band: The Broader Picture (Enja Yellowbird)

Jury Jazz II

• Keith Jarrett: A Multitude Of Angels (ECM)
• Ingrid Laubrock: Serpentines (Intakt Records)
• Eric Plandé & Barre Phillips: Breath Of Time (Jazzwerkstatt)
• Rolf Kühn: Spotlights (MPS)
• Erdmann, Ceccaldi, Hart: Velvet Revolution – A Short Moment Of Zero G (BMC)
• Elliott Sharp: Fourth Blood Moon (Yellowbird)
• Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace (ECM)
• Michael Wollny & Vincent Peirani: Tandem (ACT)
• Lee Konitz & Kenny Wheeler Quartet: Olden Times (Double Moon Records)

Jury Blues

• Beth Hart: Fire On The Floor (Provogue)
• Marcus King Band: The Marcus King Band (Concord)
• Joe Bonamassa: Live At The Greek Theatre (Provogue)
• David Bromberg Band: The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues (Redhouse)
• Timo Gross: Heavy Soul (Grand Cru Records)
• Ronnie Earl And The Brodcasters: Maxwell Street (Stony Plain Records)
• The Rolling Stones: Blue And Lonesome (Universal)
• Blues Company: Old, New, Borrowed But Blues (Inakustik)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

• I.Zamperoni: Fremdes Land Amerika. Zamperoni (Headroom)
• U.Draesner: Happy Aging. Draesner (Suppose)
• P.Kurzeck: Für immer. Kurzeck (Suppose)
• D.Feldman: Unorthodox. Hopf (Audiobuch)
• G.Falkner: Apollokalypse. Koch (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• E.Kausen: Die Sprachen der Welt. Kausen (supposé Berlin)
• W.Biermann: Warte nicht auf bessre Zeiten. Klaußner (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• »Bilanz«. Hörspiele des WDR der letzten 70 Jahre. Kagel etc. (Lilienfeld)
• A.Lindgren, L. Hartung: Ich habe auch gelebt. Mattes, Thormeyer etc. (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• R.Schrott: Erste Erde Epos. Milberg, Noethen etc. (Der Hörverlag)
• J.Schalansky: Atlas der abgelegten Inseln. Frey, Harder etc. (Christoph Merian)
• »Die Bibel«. 21 Hörspiele. Noethen, Lyssewski, Maulwerker etc. (Der Hörverlag)
• H. Sarkowicz: Geheime Sender. Der Rundfunk im Widerstand gegen Hitler. (Der Hörverlag)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Grimm: Rapunzel. Mattes, Kleeberg, von Gutzeit etc. (Edition Seeigel)
• C.Nöstlinger: Papas sind sehr unterschiedlich. duo pianoworte etc. (Kaleidos Musikedition)
• W.Herrndorf: Tschick. Schepmnn (Argon)
• C.Funke: Drachenreiter. Straecker etc. (Oetinger Audio)
• K.Applegate: Crenshaw. Kofler (Sauerländer)
• »Barocco«. Möhring, Port, Pramsohler, Ensemble Diderot (Audax)
• »Unter meinem Bett«. Vol 2. Bosse, Fettes Brot etc. (Oetinger Audio)
• A.Gino: George. Greis (Sauerländer)
• T. Chee: Ein Meer aus Tinte und Gold. Maire (Silberfisch)
• O.Preußler: Hörbe mit dem großen Hut. (Audio Verlag)
• K.Pannen: Du spinnst wohl. Wawrczeck, Großmann, etc. (Headroom Sound)
• K.Lüftner: Finstersteins. Lüftner etc. (Audio Verlag)
• M.Mai: Wir leben alle unter demselben Himmel. Kaempfe (Der Hörverlag)