Long List 1/2019
Published: 23rd January 2019
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the first longlist of 2019. The currently 155 jurors have nominated a total of 276 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 1/2019 will be published on the 15th of February.
Long List
Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music
- Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette. Cooke, Pisaroni etc. San Francisco SO, Tilson Thomas (SFSmedia)
- Brahms, Dvořák: Symphonies. Bamberger Symph, Hrůśa (Tudor)
- Bruckner: Symphony No.9. Concerto Budapest, Keller (Tacet)
- Langgaard: Symphonies Nos.2 & 6 etc. Komsi, Wiener Phil, Oramo (Dacapo)
- Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos.1 & 4. Finnish RSO, Lintu (Ondine)
- Mahler: Symphony No.2. Fink, Harteros, Chor & SO des BR, Jansons (BR Klassik)
- Mahler: Symphony No.3. Larsson, Düsseldorfer Symph, Fischer (CAvi)
- Mahler: Symphony No.6. Berliner Phil, Rattle/Documentation: Eric Schulz (BPH)
- Mahler: Symphony No.6. MusicAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)
- Martinů: Symphony No.1 etc. Kusnjer, Svoboda etc. Czech Phil O, Bělohlávek (Supraphon)
- Mozart, Schubert: Symphonies. Dogma Chamber O, Gurewitsch (MDG)
- Schubert: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6. B’Rock Orchestra, Jacobs (Pentatone)
- Suppé: Ouvertures. Münchner RundfunkO, Repušić (BR Klassik)
Jury Concertos
- »American Concertos«. Works by Bernstein etc. Skride, Gothenburg Symph O, Rouvali (Orfeo)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.1-5. Uchida, Berliner Phil, Rattle (BPH)
- Dvořák, Suk. Violin Concertos. Hemsing, Anwerp Symphony O, Buribayev (BIS)
- Haydn: Violin- & Cello Concertos. Beyer, Ceccato, Gli Incogniti (harmonia mundi)
- Lindberg: Violin Concerto etc. Zimmermann, Finnish Radio Symphony O, Lintu (Ondine)
- Mayseder: Violin Concertos Nos.1-3. Lissy, Joseph Mayseder O, Zehetner (Gramola)
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 etc. Brautigam, Kölner Akademie, Willens (BIS)
- Prokofieff, Walton, Vaughan Williams: Concertos. van Keulen, NDR Radio Phil, Manze (Challenge)
- Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 5 etc. Chamayou, Orchestre National de France, Krivine (Erato)
- Tsintsadze, Schostakowitsch: Cello Concertos. Hornung, DSO Berlin, Poga (Myrios)
Jury Chamber Music
- Beethoven: Sonatas für Piano & Violin Vol. 3. Driver, Hanslip (Rubicon)
- Debussy: Les Trois Sonates – The late Works. Faust, Melnikov, Tamestit etc. (harmonia mundi)
- Messiaen, Adès: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps etc. Sévère, Trio Messiaen (Mirare)
- Mozart: String Quintets Nos.1-6. Klenke Quartett, Harald Schoneweg (Accentus)
- Bartók, Ysaÿe, Prokofieff: Works for Violin solo. Pietsch (Audite)
Jury Piano Music
- »Dialogues«. Works for Piano for 4 hands by Mozart, Debussy etc. Ensari & Schuch (CAvi)
- »Festas Suramericanas«. Works by Villa-Lobos & Ginastera. Woyke (Ars)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op. 27/2 & 14/2 etc. Pavel Kolesnikov (Hyperion)
- Bortkiewicz: Complete Piano Works. Trapman (Piano Classics)
- Liszt, Beethoven: Années de pèlerinage, Sonata op.111. Fellner (ECM New Series)
- JS Bach: Choralvorspiele, Inventionen etc. Ólafsson (Deutsche Grammophon)
- Mahler: Symphony No.5 arr. for Piano for 4 hands by Otto Singer). Trenkner & Speidel (MDG)
- Schubert: Piano Sonatas D 958, 959, 960 etc. Lonquich (Alpha)
Jury Harpsichord and Organ
- »Bach Family«: Complete Organ Music. Molardi, Scandali, Turri (Brilliant)
- »Denn Silbermann wird aus dem Werck erkennt«. Die Silbermann-Orgel Crostau (Rondeau)
- »Straube plays Bach«. Präludien & Fugen BWV 534, 536, 541-548. Billmeyer (Rondeau)
- JS Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 for Organ. Maierhofer (Ambiente)
- JS Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 for Harpsichord. Van Asperen (Aeolus)
- Guillou: Complete Organ Works Vol. 1. Ferjencíkoková (MDG)
- Krebs: Complete Organ Works. Tomadin (Brilliant)
- Reincken: Toccatas, Partitas & Suites. Geoffroy (Encelade)
- Soler: 6 Conciertos for 2 Organs. Essl, Joseph (Cybele Records)
Jury Opera I
- »Ballet Royal de la Nuit«. Richardot etc., Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé (harmonia mundi)
- Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria. Richardot etc. English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner (SDG)
- Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne etc. Richter, Imbrailo etc. The Mozartists, Page (Signum)
- Purcell: King Arthur. True, Farnsworth, Tóth u.a.Vox Luminis, Meunier (Alpha)
- Stradella: La Doriclea. Barath, Sabata, Martellacci etc. Il Pomo d’Oro, de Carlo (Arcana)
- Vivaldi: Il Giustino. Galou, Barath, Cangemi etc. Accademia Bizantina, Dantone (Naïve)
Jury Opera II
- Bellini: Norma. DiDonato, Calleja, Bradley etc. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rizzi (Erato)
- Berg: Wozzeck. Maltman, Westbroek etc. Netherlands Phil O, Albrecht, Warlikowski. DVD (Naxos)
- Bruch: Die Loreley. Kaune, Mohr, Rootering u,a. Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Blunier (cpo)
- Gál: Das Lied der Nacht. Ertel, Gnauck, Liu, Jenkins etc. Osnabrücker SO, Hotz (cpo)
- JStrauss: Die Fledermaus. Aikin, Elsner, Rydl etc. NDR Radiophilharmonie, Foster (Pentatone)
- Korngold: Das Lied der Liebe. Scherwitzl etc. O Musikalische Komödie Leipzig, Klingele (Rondeau)
- Rossini: Mahometto II. Palazzi, Balbo, Süngü etc. Virtuosi Brunenses, Fogliani (Naxos)
- Rossini: Semiramide. Shagimuratova etc. O of the Age of Enlightenment, Elder (Opera Rara)
- Rubinstein: Moses. Kuflyuk, Kerl, Dobraceva etc. Polish Sinfonia Iuventus O, Jurowski (Warner)
- Saint-Saëns: Ascanio. Lapointe etc. O Haute Ecole de Musique de Geneve, Tournia (B-Records)
- Verdi: Giovanna d’Arco. Ganci, Vitelli, Yeo etc. I Virtuosi Italiani, Tebar, Greenaway. DVD (CMajor)
- Verdi: Macbeth (Fassung Florenz 1847). Meoni, Michael etc. Europa Galante, Biondi (Glossa)
Jury Choral Music
- »France« – Works by Poulenc, Debussy, Aperghis etc. SWR Vokalensemble, Creed (SWR Classic)
- »The Liberation of the Gothic« – Works by Ashwell & Browne. Graindelavoix, Schmelzer (Glossa)
- Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette. Cooke, Pisaroni etc. San Francisco SO, Tilson Thomas (SFSmedia)
- JS Bach: Cantatas Vol. 25. Chor & Orchester der J.S.Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen, Lutz (JSB-Stiftung)
- Desprez: Missa Gaudeamus & Missa L’ami Baudichon. Tallis Scholars, Phillips (Gimell)
- Rihm: Requiem-Strophen. Erdmann, Prohaska etc. Chor & SO des BR, Jansons (Neos)
- Zelenka: Missa Sancti Josephi etc. Lezhneva etc. Kammerchor & BarockO Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
Jury Early Music
- »Lacrimae amare« – Motets by Bianca Maria Meda. Capella Artemisia, Smith (Brilliant)
- »Splendor da Ciel« – Florentiner Manuscript des Trecento. La Morra, Marti & Gondko (Ramée)
- »The Liberation of the Gothic« – Works by Ashwell & Browne. Graindelavoix, Schmelzer (Glossa)
- »The Art of Fantasy« – Works by Alfonoso Ferrabosco II. Hathor Consort, Lischka (Ramée)
- JS Bach: Markus-Passion BWV 247. Cantorey St. Catharinen, Bell’arte Salzburg, Fischer (MDG)
- Corelli: Concerti Grossi opp.6 & 7 etc. Freiburger BarockO, von der Goltz (Aparté)
- Händel: Italienische Cantatas etc. Devieilhe, Desandre, Le Concerto d’Astrée, Haïm (Erato)
- Tartini: Sonatas opp.1 & 26 Sviridov, Gres, Melkonyan (Ricercar)
- Zelenka: Missa Sancti Josephi etc. Lezhneva etc. Kammerchor & BarockO Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital
- »Dichterliebe 2« – Works by Schumann, Franz, Mussorgsky, Wolf etc. Hasselhorn, Kusnezow (gwk)
- »Miroir(s)« – Opera Arias. Dreisig, O Nat Montpellier Occitanie Pyrenees, Schønwandt (Erato)
- »Portraying Passion« –Works by Weill, Paus & Ives. Augestad, Oslo Phil O, Weilerstein (Lawo)
- Schumann: Complete Lieder Vol.1. Gerhaher, Huber (Sony)
- »Requiem. The Pity of War« – Lieder by Butterworth, Weill etc. Bostridge, Pappano (Warner)
- Schumann, Beethoven, Wolf: Dichterliebe, Liederstrauss etc. Bruns, Theill (Hänssler)
- Vivaldi: Opera Arias. Bartoli, Ensemble Matheus, Spinosi (Decca)
- »Vox Sola« – Works by Feldman, Pousseur, Kurtag, Kagel, Bussotti etc. Windsor (Brilliant)
Jury Historical Classical Recordings
- Mischa Elman – Milestones of a Violin Legend. Boult, Solti, Krips, Dorati etc. (Documents)
- Pierre Monteux – Works by Debussy, Chausson, d’Indy etc. BBC SO, Boston SO etc. (Ica)
- Henryk Szeryng – Complete Philips, Mercury & Deutsche Grammophon Recordings (Decca)
- Mahler: Lied von der Erde etc. Minton, Kollo, Chicago SO, Solti (Decca)
- Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Violin Concertos. Milstein, Swiss Festival O, Markevitch, Ansermet (Audite)
- RStrauss: Daphne. Semperoper-Edition Vol.4. Frick, Adam etc. Staatskapelle Dresden, Kempe (Profil)
- Schütz: Sacral Choral Music 1648, SWV 369-397. Knabenchor Hannover, Hennig (Rondeau)
Jury Contemporary Classical Music
- »gathering thunders« – Works for Percussion by Stockhausen, Xenakis, Huber etc. Klein (Wergo)
- »Strandgut« – Works by Kampe, Klartag, Maintz etc. Ensemble LUX:NM (Genuin)
- Dusapin: A quia, Aufgang etc., Hodges, Widmann etc. O Nat des Pays de la Loire, Rophé (BIS)
- Hauser: Laboratorio – Solo Percussion (HatHut)
- Klement: Drift, Wie Tag and Nacht etc. subshrubs, PHACE etc. (chmafu nocords)
- Korsun: Ulenflucht, Plexus etc. Korsun, Virzi, Susteck, Eggert, Brinholi etc. (Wergo)
- Posadas: Erinnerungsspuren. Hoelscher (Wergo)
- Riehm: die schrecklich-gewaltigen kinder etc. Komsi, Ens Modern, SWR SO, Kord (Wergo)
- Widmann: Arche. Philharmonisches StaatsO Hamburg, Nagano (ECM New Series)
- Yun: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto etc. Hwang-Williams, Haimovitz etc. Bruckner O Linz (Pentatone)
Jury Film Music
- »A Star Is Born«. Soundtrack. Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper (Interscope)
- »The Morricone Duel – The Most Dangerous Concerto Ever«. Danish National SO, Hicks (EuroArts)
- Justin Hurwitz: »First Man«. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Backlot Music)
- Lorne Balfe: »Mission Impossible 6. Fallout«. Music from the Motion Picture (La-La-Land)
- Rob Simonsen: »The Front Runner«. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony)
- Thom Yorke: »Suspiria«. Music For The Luca Guadagnino Film (XL)
Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret
- »The Poet’s Collection«. Edited by Christiane Collorio & Michael Krüger. (Der Hörverlag)
- Honoré de Balzac. Die große Hörspiel-Edition. Gerd Wameling etc. (Der Hörverlag)
- Christian Berkel: Der Apfelbaum. Reading by the author (Hörbuch Hamburg)
- Lion Feuchtwanger: Ein möglichst intensives Leben. Die Tagebücher. Jens Wawrczeck (Audio Verlag)
- Erich Kästner: Das Blaue Buch. Kriegstagebuch 1941 – 1945. Nico Holonics (Atrium)
- Volker Kutscher: Marlow. Der siebte Rath-Roman. David Nathan (Osterworld Audio)
- Neil MacGregor: Leben mit den Göttern. Wolfram Koch (Der Hörverlag)
- Paul Plamper: Der Absprung. Artur Albrecht, Stefan Cordes, Fernanda Farah etc. (Hörspielpark)
- Josef Winkler: Lass dich heimgeigen, Vater… Gelesen vom Autor (Diwan)
- Natascha Wodin: Irgendwo in diesem Dunkel. Martina Gedeck (Argon hörbuch)
- Juli Zeh: Unter Leuten. Hörspiel mit Axel Prahl, Udo Wachtveitl etc. (Der Hörverlag)
Jury Rock
- Anguish: Anguish (Rare Noise)
- Thomas Azier: Stray (Hylas)
- Cedric Burnside: Benton County Relic (Single Lock)
- Element of Crime: Schafe, Monster and Mäuse (Vertigo Berlin)
- Marianne Faithfull: Negative Capability (BMG)
- Bryan Ferry and his Orchestra: Bitter-Sweet (BMG)
- Gospelbeach: Another Winter Alive (Alive!)
- Marc Ribot: Songs Of Resistance 1942-2018 (Anti)
- Kurt Vile: Bottle It In (Matador)
- The Kinks. Are The Village Green Preservation Society. 50th-Anniversary-Stereo-Edition (Sanctuar)
- Uģis Prauliņš: Odi et Amo 2.0. Mathias Blässe, Malte Kuhn, Chorknaben Uetersen etc. (Rondeau)
- Wanderer: Cat Power (Domino)
Jury Pop
- Alligatoah: S+Rw V – Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil V (Trailerpark)
- Boygenius: Boygenius (Matador)
- Neneh Cherry: Broken Politics (Smalltown Supersound)
- Chic feat. Nile Rodgers: It’s About Time (EMI)
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Look Now (Concord)
- Julia Holter: Aviary (Domino)
- Cat Power: Wanderer (Domino)
- Robyn: Honey (Embassy Of Music)
- Spain: Mandala Brush (Glitterhouse)
- Spiritualized: And Nothing Hurt (Pias)
- Will Oldham: Songs Of Love And Horror (Domino)
- Jeff Tweedy: Warm (dBpm)
Jury Alternative
- Neneh Cherry: Broken Politics (Smalltown Supersound)
- William Fitzsimmons: Mission Bell (Grönland)
- Folly & The Hunter: Remains (Outside Music)
- Hen Ogledd: Mogic (Domino)
- Low: Double Negative (Sub Pop)
- Cat Power: Wanderer (Domino)
- Soap & Skin: From Gas To Solid / You Are My Friend (play it again sam)
- Richard Swift: The Hex (Secretly Canadian)
Jury German language Singer/Songwriter
- Element of Crime: Schafe, Monster und Mäuse (Vertigo Berlin)
- Kai Degenhardt: Auf anderen Routen (Plattenbau)
- Katharina Franck: Musik! Musik! (Eigenverlag)
- Die Grenzgänger: Revolution (Broken Silence)
- Georg Leitenberger & Roddy McKinnon: Raw Love (Silberblick)
- Ernst Molden and das Frauenorchester: Dei Schwesda Waand (Bader Molden)
- Karl Neukauf: Hinter Geranien und Gardinen (TimeZone)
- Sterzinger – Koehldorfer – Schaden: Keuschheit & Demut in Zeiten der Cholera (Bayla)
- Konstantin Wecker: Sage Nein! Antifaschistische Lieder 1978 bis heute (Sturm & Klang)
Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter
- Andrew Cadie: Half-Witted, Merry & Mad (Steeple Jack Music)
- Lars Bygdén: Dark Companion (Westpark Music)
- Crossfiedler: ins blaue (Preiser)
- Eläkeläiset: Humppamania! The legendary Monsters of Humppa (Nordic Notes)
- Fara: Times From Times Fall (CPL)
- Folk and Great Tunes From Latvia. (CPL)
- Iona Fyfe: Away From My Window (CPL)
- Jodelfisch: Neue Gezeiten (Beste! Unterhaltung)
- Mánran: An dà là – The Two Days (Magnetic Music)
- Odenwalder Shanty Chor: DORSCHt (Wolkenstein)
- Tautumeitas: Tautumeitas (CPL)
Jury Traditional Ethnic Music
- Ayça Miraç: Lazjazz (Jazzhaus)
- Vladimir Martynov: Children Of The Otter (Jaro)
- David Attenborough: My Field Recordings From Across The Planet (Wrasse)
- Del McCoury sings Bluegrass (Smithsonian Folkways)
- The Oldham Tinkers: An Introduction To The Oldham Tinkers (Topic)
Jury World Music
- Bhattacharya: Joy! Guru. (Unzipped Fly)
- Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeça (Glitterbeat)
- Albin Brun Trio & Isa Wiss: Lied.Schatten. (Narrenschiff)
- Jah Chango: #UnKiloDeMas (One World)
- Gaye Su Akyol: Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir (Glitterbeat)
- Iwan Harlan: Tango Alemán (Iwan Harlan)
- Salif Keita: Un autre blanc (Naïve)
- Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics: Zivot (Jasha!)
- Saigon Supersound Vol.II. (Saigon Supersound)
- Schmetterling: Error 404 Band Not Found (Error 404)
- Tautumeitas: Tautumeitas (CPL)
- Gérald Toto: Sway (No-Format!)
- Trezoulé: Something Happened (Galileo)
- Urna Chahar-Tugchi feat. Kroke: Ser (Unra Chahar-Tugchi)
- Dhafer Youssef: Sounds Of Mirrors (Anteprima)
Jury Jazz I
- Johannes Enders: Endorphin. (Enja Yellowbird)
- Jörg Enz Organic Trio: Glances & Giggles (Mochermusic)
- Tom Gaebel: Perfect Day (Tomofon)
- Ron Halldorson: Duologue (Ron Halldorson)
- Stefon Harris & Blackout: Sonic Creed (Motema)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant: The Window (Mack Avenue)
- Gregory Porter: One Night Only – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Blue Note)
- South West Oldtime All Stars: play Hot5/Hot7 originals (Bassic Sound)
- David & Danino Weiss Quartett: Violets For Your Furs (GLM Edition Collage)
Jury Jazz II
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago – And Associated Ensembles (ECM)
- Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
- Peter Brötzmann & Heather Leigh: Sparrow Nights (Trost)
- Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith & Bill Frisell: Lebroba (ECM)
- Kaja Draksler, Petter Eldh & Christian Lillinger: Punkt.Vrt.Plastik (Intakt)
- Johannes Enders: Endorphin (Enja Yellowbird)
- Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet: Time Like This (Intakt)
- Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau: Long Ago And Far Away: Live In Mannheim 2007 (Impulse)
- Jorge Rossi Vibes Quintet: Beyond Sunday (jazz & people)
- Benjamin Schaefer: Hive Mind (For The Records)
- Matthias Schriefl: Keine Angst vor… Shreefpunk (Resonando)
Jury Blues
- Richie Arndt: Back To Bad (Fuego)
- Eric Bibb: Global Griot (Dixie Frog)
- Max Bronski Band: München Blues (Focus)
- Get The Cat: The Way To My Heart (Timezone)
- Colin James: Miles To Go (True North)
- Mojo Makers: Song of the Sirens (Jazzhaus)
- Rosedale: Wide Awake (DixieFrog)
- Raphael Wressnig: Chicken Burrito (PepperCake)
Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop
- Masta Ace & Marco Polo: A Breukelen Story (Fat Beats)
- Charles Bradley: Black Velvet (Daptone Records)
- Neneh Cherry: Broken Politics (Smalltown Supersound)
- Joseph Malik: Various – Part 2 (Ramrock)
- Georgia Anne Muldrow: Overload (Brainfeeder)
- Anderson .Paak: Oxnard (Aftermath)
- Lil Peep: Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 2 (Columbia)
- Roger & Friends: ZAPP VII (Leopard)
- Rosalía: El Mal Querer (Columbia)
- Tamia: Passion Like Fire (Enternainment One Music)
Jury Recordings for Children and Youth
- Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls. 100 außergewöhnliche Frauen (Der Audio Verlag)
- Ulrich Hub: Das letzte Schaf. Reading by the author (Silberfisch)
- Sabine Ludwig: Pandora und der phänomenale Mr Philby. With Marc Hosemann etc. (Oetinger Audio)
- Davide Morosinotto: Verloren in Eis und Schnee. With Gabrielle Pietermann etc. (cbj audio)
- Christine Nöstlinger: Die Feuerrote Friederike. With Brigitte Grothum etc. (Der Audio Verlag)
- Radoslaw Pallarz: Tutanchamun – der junge Pharao. Jasmin Bachmann, SWR SO etc. (Navis Musik)
- Neil Patrick Harris: Die magischen Sechs – Mr. Vernons Zauberladen (argon hörbuch)
- Otfried Preußler: Der Räuber Hotzenplotz und die Mondrakete (Der Audio Verlag)
- Chris Priestley: Modermoor Castle. Die Jagd nach dem verschwundenen Löffel (Jumbo)
- Jutta Richter: Frau Wolle und der Duft der Schokolade. Gelesen von der Autorin (Igel)
- Rafik Schami: Eine Hand voller Sterne. Mit Isaak Dentler etc. (Steinbach Sprechende Bücher)
- Sven van Thom: Tanz den Spatz. Kinderlieder (Oetinger Audio)
- Trudy Trueit: Explorer Academy 1 – Das Geheimnis um Nebula. With Stefan Kaminski (Der Hörverlag)
- Unter meinem Bett 4. Music by Maeckes, Lisa Bassenge, Buddy Buxbaum etc. (Oetinger Audio)
Jury Classical Music on DVD
- Beethoven etc.: Mass in C-Dur etc. Romberger etc., Chor & SO des BR, Jansons (Concorde)
- Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts With The New York Philharmonic (CMajor)
- Haydn: Die Schöpfung. Eriksmoen, Schmutzhard etc. Insula orchestra, Equilbey, Padrissa (Naxos)
- Mahler: Symphony No.6. Berliner Phil, Rattle/Documentation: Eric Schulz (BPH)
- Music, Power, War & Revolution. Documentation. Aimard, Barenboim, Gergiev etc. (Accentus)
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.2, Concerto/Documentation. Staatskapelle Dresden, Pappano (EuroArts)
- The Mumbai Concerts 2016. Matsuev, Zukerman, Forsythe, Israel Philharmonic O, Mehta (Accentus)
- Tortellier At The BBC. Documentation by Petroc Trelawny (Ica)
Jury Popular Music on DVD
- Amy Winehouse: Back To Black: The Real Story Behind The Modern Classic (Eagle Vision)
- Joni Mitchell: Both Side Now – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Eagle Vision)
Jury Crossover Productions
- »Dónde Son Estas Serranas« – Music from the Acoustic Neighbourhood. Antje Rux etc. (Carpe Diem)
- beyond borders band: It Just Happens (Hout Records)
- Bonnen Trio: Auguries of Innocence (Obst)
- Peter Brötzmann & Heather Leigh: Sparrow Nights (Trost)
- Fabricio Cassol/W.A.Mozart: Requiem Pour L. Rodriguez Vangama/Alain Platel (Outhere)
- Federspiel: Wolperting – »Dort, wo nichts war, ist jetzt Musik« (col legno)
- Damian Marhulets: Lilith’s lullabies (Neue Meister)
- Simsa Fünf: The Time We Need (Cracked Anegg)
- Sjaella: Meridiane Nord (Raumklang)
- Axel Wolf, Hugo Siegmeth: NOW – Jazz and Renaissance Improvisations. (Oehms)
- War & Peace 1618:1918. Dorothee Mields, Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner (dhm)
Jury Hard and Heavy
- Ashbury: Eye Of The Stygian Witches (High Roller)
- Behemoth: I Loved You At Your Darkest (Nuclear Blast)
- Bloodbath: The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn (Peaceville)
- Chapel Of Disease: And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye (Ván)
- Fifth Angel: The Third Secret (Nuclear Blast)
- Greenleaf: Hear The Rivers (Napalm)
- New Light Choir: Torchlight (Svart)
- Satan: Cruel Magic (Metal Blade)
- Striker: Play To Win (Factor)
- Voivod: The Wake (Century Media)
Jury Club and Dance
- Daniel Brandt: Channels (Erased Tapes)
- Extrawelt: Unknown (Cocoon)
- Thomas Fehlmann: Los Lagos (Kompakt)
- Fjaak: Havel (FJAAK)
- Kode9 & Burial: Fabriclive 100 (Fabric)
- Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman (Ninja Tune)
Jury Electronic and Experimental
- Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman (Ninja Tune)
- Elektro Guzzi: Polybrass (Denovali)
- Extrawelt: Unknown (Cocoon)
- Katharina Ernst: Extrametric (Ventil)
- Julia Holter: Aviary (Domino)
- Kelly Moran: Ultraviolet (Warp)
- Planningtorock: Powerhouse (DFA)
- Puma Blue: Blood Loss EP (Blue Flowers Music)