Long List 1/2026

Published: 5th January 2026
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the first long list of 2026. The currently 154 jurors have nominated a total of 273 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 1/2026 will be published on the 16th of February.

Jury Orchestral Music

• Brahms: Symphony No. 1 a.o. Berlin Philharmonic O, Kirill Petrenko (BPHR)
• Dvořák: Heroic Song, Glasunov: In memory of a hero, Strauss R: A Hero’s Life. Bamberg Symphony O, Jakub Hrůša (Accentus)
• Haydn: Symphonies No. 29, 55 & 56 a.o. Chamber O Basel, Giovanni Antonini (Alpha)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1. Tonhalle O Zurich, Paavo Järvi (Alpha)
• Mozart: Symphonies No. 35 & 36, Violin Concerto No. 3. Aylen Pritchin, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (Aparté)
• Schreker, Korngold, Krenek: Orchestral Works. O National des Pays de la Loire, Sascha Goetzel (BIS)
• Schubert: Symphonies No. 4 & 7. The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi (RCA)
• Tartanis: Erato Psaltrian, Theodorakis: Symphony No. 1. Anneleen Lenaerts, Kosma Ranuer Kroon, Freiburg Philharmonic O, Ektoras Tartanis (TYXart)
• Ustvolskaya: Symphonies No. 1-5. LPO, Christian Karlsen (BIS)
• Vaughan Williams: Symphonies No. 5 & 9. LSO, Antonio Pappano (LSO live)

Jury Concertos

• »American Dream« – Works for 2 Pianos by Babin, Suesse, Beach. Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle, O Victor Hugo, Laurent Comte, Jean-François Verdier (Alpha)
• Bronsart von Schellendorf H & I: Piano Works. Oliver Triendl, Nina Karmon, Wen-Sinn Yang, Staatskapelle Weimar, Eugene Tzigane (Capriccio)
• Leclair: Violin Concertos. Stéphanie-Marie Degand, La Diane Française (NoMadMusic)
• Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV 364, Symphony No. 39 a.o. Amihai Grosz, Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin (Alpha)
• Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2, Works for Horn and Orchestra a.o. Jae Hong Park, Ben Goldscheider, Lionel Martin, ORF Radio SO Wien, Howard Griffiths (Berlin Classics)
• Shostakovich, Bosmans: Violin Concertos a.o. Hyeyoon Park, WDR SO, Gergely Madaras (Linn)
• Tartanis: Erato Psaltrian, Theodorakis: Symphony No. 1. Anneleen Lenaerts, Kosma Ranuer Kroon, Freiburg Philharmonic O, Ektoras Tartanis (TYXart)
• Telemann: Violin Concertos, Suites a.o. Isabelle Faust, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (harmonia mundi)
• Walton, Benjamin, Howells: Works for Viola and Orchestra. Mathis Rochat, Abigél Králik, BBC National O of Wales, Howard Griffiths (Evil Penguin)

Jury Chamber Music I

• Britten, Bartók, Webern: Works for String Quartet. Animato Quartet (Challenge)
• Debussy, Szymanowski: String Quartets. Belcea Quartet (Alpha)
• Martinů: String Quartets No. 2, 3, 5 & 7. Pavel Haas Quartet (Supraphon)
• Mayuzumi, Takemitsu a.o.: Works for Cello solo. Michiaki Ueno (La Dolce Volta)
• Onslow: String Quintets op. 72 & 61. Ensemble Tamuz (Challenge)
• Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 a.o., Saariaho: Terra Memoria. Dudok Quartet Amsterdam (Rubicon)
• Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3, String Sixtet »Souvenir de Florence«. Hélène Clément, Antoine Lederlin, Quatuor Modigliani (Mirare)
• Westhoff, Khandoshkin, Ysayë, Honegger, Bray: Works for Violin solo. Marie Radauer-Plank (Audax)

Jury Chamber Music II

• »B.A.C.H.« – Works by Bach (arr. for Clarinet). Martin Fröst, Jonas Nordberg, Anastasia Kobekina, Sébastien Dubé, Göran Fröst, Benny Andersson (Sony)
• »Home«. Benyamin Nuss, Piano; Fumito Nunoya, Marimba (Berlin Classics)
• »Lise Cristiani« – Works by Servais, Donizetti, Schubert, Offenbach, Rossini, Batta. Sol Gabetta, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Irina Zahharenkova,Cappella Gabetta (Sony)
• »Opium« – Works by Gershwin, Ravel, Weill, Korngold, Satie a.o. Eckart Runge, Jacques Ammon (Berlin Classics)
• Bach JS: Goldberg Variations (arr. for two Guitars). Thibaut Garcia, Antoine Morinière (Erato)
• Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 1, No. 1-3. Busch Trio (Alpha)
• Jaëll: Chamber Music. Manon Galy, Léa Hennino, Héloïse Luzatti, Célia Oneto Bensaid (La Boîte à Pépites)
• Kahn: Piano Quartets No. 1-3, Serenade A minor. Zilliacus Trio, Oliver Triendl (cpo)
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky: Piano Trios a.o. Trio Karénine (Mirare)

Jury Keyboard Music I

• »Femmes de légende« – Works by Chaminade, Senfter, Bon di Venezia, Bonis, N Boulanger, C Schumann a.o. Nareh Arghamanyan (Hänssler Classic)
• »Found Objects / Sound Objects« – Works by Zappa, Martirano, Oswald, Cage a.o. Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion)
• »Nature« – Works by Daquin, Couperin, Alkan, Ravel, Boulanger a.o. Tiffany Poon (Pentatone)
• »Wagner Liaisons« – Piano Works by Wagner, Bruckner, Duparc, Bizet, Liszt, Raff a.o. Matthias Kirschnereit (Berlin Classics)
• Bach JS: Toccatas BWV 910-916. Francesco Tristano (Naïve)
• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 1, 18 & 30. Tomasz Ritter (Ricercar)
• Chopin: Mazurkas Vol 1 (op. 6, 17, 24, 41, 50, 56 & 63). Rafał Blechacz (DG)
• Chopin: Préludes op. 28, Skrjabin: Préludes op. 11. Mikhail Pletnev (DG)
• Schubert: Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 (D 157, 571, 850, 279, 784 & 664). Martin Helmchen (Alpha)

Jury Keyboard Music II

• »Le clavecin de Louis XIV: La gloire du soleil (Vol. 1)« – Works by Couperin, Boësset, Froberger, d’Anglebert a.o. Brice Sailly (CVS)
• »Organ Music of the North German Baroque«. 38 Composers on 15 Historic Organs. Friedhelm Flamme (cpo)
• »Organ and Piano« – Works by Guilmant, Franck, Karg-Elert, Tournemire, Peeters. Jan von Busch, Johann Blanchard (MDG)
• Bach JS: »Das wohltemperirte Clavier« Part I. Martin Sturm (Querstand)
• Bach JS: The Complete Works for Keyboard Vol. 11: Clavier-Übung I & II. Benjamin Alard (harmonia mundi)
• Guillou: Organ Works Vol. 2. Zuzana Ferjenčíková (Aeolus)
• Umstatt: Harpsichord and Flute Concertos. Maja Mijatović, Sieglinde Größinger, Ensemble Klingekunst (cpo)

Jury Opera I

• Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor. Lisette Oropesa, Ștefan Pop a.o., O e Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Fabrizio Maria Carminati (EuroArts)
• Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice. Reinoud van Mechelen, Ana Vieira Leite, Julie Roset, Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (harmonia mundi)
• Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea. Francesca Aspromonte, Nicolò Balducci a.o., Les Épopées, Stéphane Fuget (CVS)
• Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro. Andrè Schuen, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller a.o., Chorus and O of the Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan, Direction: Barrie Kosky (Unitel)
• Porpora: Polifemo. Franco Fagioli, Julia Lezhneva a.o., O de l’Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak, Direction: Justin Way (CVS)
• Purcell: Dido & Aeneas. Sonya Yoncheva, Sarah Charles a.o., Chœur et O de l’Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak, Direction: Cécile Roussat & Julien Lubek (CVS)

Jury Opera II

• Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor. Lisette Oropesa, Ștefan Pop a.o., O e Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Fabrizio Maria Carminati (EuroArts)
• Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Juan Diego Flórez, Julie Boulianne a.o., O and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonello Manacorda, Direction: Damiano Michieletto (Opus Arte)
• Saint-Saëns: L’Ancêtre. Jennifer Holloway, Gaëlle Arquez a.o., O Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo, Kazuki Yamada (Bru Zane)
• Smyth: Der Wald. Samueol Park, Edith Grossman a.o., Chor der Oper Wuppertal, SO Wuppertal, Patrick Hahn (cpo)
• Strauss R: Intermezzo. Maria Bengtsson, Philipp Jekal a.o., O ot the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles, Direction: Tobias Kratzer (Naxos)
• Strauss J: Waldmeister. Robert Meyer, Regina Schörg a.o., Chorus and O of the State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz, Michael Brandstätter (cpo)
• Thomas: Psyché. Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld a.o., Hungarian National Choir & Philharmonic O, György Vashegyi (Bru Zane)
• Tournemire: La Legende de Tristan. An de Ridder, Markus Francke a.o., Opera & Extra Chorus ot the Ulm Theatre, Philharmonic O of Ulm, Felix Bender (Theater Ulm)
• Weill: Love Life. Quirijn de Lang, Stephanie Corley a.o., Chorus and O of Opera North, James Holmes (Capriccio)

Jury Choral Music and Vocal Ensemble

• »Christ lag in Todesbanden« – Bach JS: Cantatas BWV 4, 106 & 131. Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastian Daucé (harmonia mundi)
• »Le Cœur et la Raison« – Works by Clérambault, Lalouette, Lambert, Lully a.o. La Néréide (Alpha)
• »Nacht und Träume« – Transcriptions by Clytus Gottwald of Schubert, Schumann, Grieg, Cornelius, Brahms. Chamber Chorus Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius (Carus)
• Bach JS: Cantatas Vol. 51 (BWV 88, 148 & 149). Chorus & O of the J. S. Bach Foundation, Rudolf Lutz (J.S. Bach-Stiftung)
• Brahms: A German Requiem. Katharina Konradi, Konstantin Krimmel, Gaechinger Cantorey, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Hans-Christoph Rademann (Accentus)
• Brahms: A German Requiem. Sabine Devieilhe, Stephane Degout, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• Haydn: Missa Cellensis. Mari Eriksmoen, Kristina Hammarström a.o., Zurich Sing-Akademie, Chamber O Basel, René Jacobs (Alpha)
• Martin: Mass for two four-part choirs, Daniel-Lesur: Le Cantiques des cantiques, Messiaen: o sacrum convivium. Netherlands Radio Choir, Benjamin Goodson (Pentatone)
• Pergolesi: Missa Romana, Dixit Dominus. Hannah Morrison, David Allsopp, Chamber Chorus & Baroque O Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius (Hänssler Classic)
• Scarlatti A: Stabat Mater, Motets. Emmanuelle de Negri, Paul Figuier, Les Accents, Thibault Noally (Alpha)
• Sjaella: Meridiane – Spoken (Fuga libera)
• Valls: con afecto – Works from Mapa Armónico Practico 1742. Ensemble BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari (MDG)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• »Solitude« – Works by Purcell, Corbetta, Blow, Eccles, Dowland a.o. Reginald Mobley, Brandon Acker, Douglas Balliett (Alpha)
• »Songs of Passion« – Songs by Dowland, Purcell. Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford, Jupiter (Erato)
• »Un Cycle Imaginaire«- Liszt: French Songs. Katharina Konradi, Daniel Heide (CAvi)
• »Von der Liebe Zaubermacht« – Song by Mendelssohn. Henrike Legner, Gerold Huber (Genuin)
• Bach JS: Arias from Cantatas (BWV 34, 82, 120, 125, 170). Alois Mühlbacher, Pallidor, Franz Farnberger (Solo Musica)
• Donizetti, Gounod, Offenbach, Puccini a.o.: Songs. Daniel Behle, Alliage Quintett (Prospero)
• Gluck: Arias. Ann Hallenberg, The Mozartists, Ian Page (Signum)
• Offenbach: Arias. Véronique Gens, Chœur et O National des Pays de la Loire, Hervé Niquet (Alpha)
• Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin. Florian Boesch, Musicbanda Franui (col legno)

Jury Early Music

• »Du bist schön und lieblich« – Works by Hammerschmidt, Rosenmüller a.o. Capucine Keller, Maxime Melnik, Clematis (Ricercar)
• »Le Grand Embrasement« – Brass music during the reign of Charles VI of France. Into the Winds (Ricercar)
• »Leuven Chansonnier« – Works by Ockeghem, Busnois, Caron. Sollazzo Ensemble, Anna Danilevskaia (Passacaille)
• »Per la Viola Bastarda« – Works by Ganassi, Ortiz, Cabezon, Rogniono. Manon Papasergio, Angélique Mauillon, Yoann Moulin, Clémence Niclas (Ricercar)
• »Stravagante Pensiero« – Gesualdo & Napoli: Works by Gesualdo, Lacorcia, Luzzaschi, Lombardo a.o. Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (Naïve)
• »Weimar 1755« – Bach JE, Benda GA: Cantatas and Symphonies. Ælbgut, Capella Jenensis (Accentus)
• Bach JS: Violin Sonatas BWV 1014-1019. Ilya Gringolts, Francesco Corti (Arcana)
• de Vitry: Motets. Ensemble Arborescence, David Chappuis (Evidence)
• Handel: Chandos Anthems HWV 251b & 255, Oboe Concerto HWV 302a. Nele Vertommen, Musica Gloria, Beniamino Paganini (Et’Cetera)
• Jenkins: The Virtuoso Consort. Fretwork, Silas Wollston (Signum)
• Mannelli: Trio Sonatas op. 2. Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, Ewa Anna Augustynowicz (Brilliant)
• Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali (Book VI). RossoPorpora, Walter Testolin (Arcana)
• Ubaldi, Canales, Fleischanderl a.o.: Works for Psaltery. Franziska Fleischanderl (Note One)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• »Lines We Gather« – Works by Finnissy, Dunn, Xenakis a.o. Sarah Saviet, Joseph Houston (Winter & Winter)
• Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes. Moor Mother, Wooden Elephant, Beethoven O Bonn, Dirk Kaftan (MDG)
• Marina Mello: Deságua (Buh)
• Erçetin: In-Between. Ensemble Musikfabrik, Elision Ensemble, SWR SO, Aaron Cassidy, Brad Lubman (Wergo)
• Gadenstätter: Paramyth 1-3. Arditti Quartet (col legno)
• Goldmann: Input (The Sofia Versions). Ensemble 180°, Stefan Goldmann (Macro)
• Lauermann: Varve. Lukas Lauermann (col legno)
• Richter de Vroe: Tetra b IV a.o. Isabeella Beumer, Isao Nakamura, Mike Svoboda, Irvine Arditti, BRSO, Peter Rundel, Cristóbal Halffter, Mariss Jansons (BR Klassik)
• Šenk: November Night a.o. Ensemble Musikfabrik, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Elena Schwarz, Vimbayi Kaziboni, Matthias Pintscher, David Niemann (col legno)
• Ustvolskaya: Symphonies No. 1-5. LPO, Christian Karlsen (BIS)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• Fanny Davies & Adela Verne: The Complete Recordings 1917-1930. Royal Philharmonic O, Ansermet (Appian)
• Moeran: Symphony G minor, Violin Concerto. Albert Sammons, BBC SO, Adrian Boult (Somm)
• Prokofiev: Romeo and Julia (excerpts), Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. BRSO, Georg Solti (BR Klassik)
• Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings 1970-2002 (Decca)
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Karelia Suite. Vienna Philharmonic O, Lorin Maazel (Decca)
• Sir Adrian Boult – The Warner Classics Edition (Warner)
• Sir Thomas Beecham: The Mono Era On HMV & Columbia Graphophone 1926-1959 (Warner)

Jury Crossover Productions

• Christoph Gallio: Stone Is A Rose Is A Stone Is A Stone / Yet Dish – Gertrude Stein (ezz-thetics)
• David Bergmüller: Know Thyself (Neue Meister)
• Dhafer Youssef: Shiraz (ACT)
• Gramss: Helix/Risset – Protocol I-III. Sebastian Gramss, Meteors, States of Play, Seeds (rent a dog)
• Krishnan: Confluence – Raga and Counterpoint. Shraddha Ravindran, K.R. Shrievats, R. Thiagarajan, Mannarkoil J. Balaji (Indian Raga)
• Peter Falconer & The Zöllner-Roche Duo, Olly Sellwood: Charlene – From Big Data And Other Stories (Sellwood)
• Samuel Leipold, Martin Perret: Barene (Hout)
• Sokratis Sinopoulos, Yann Keerim: Topos (ECM)

Jury Film Music

• Benjamin Wallfisch, Sarah Schachner: Predator – Badlands (Hollywood)
• Hainbach: Amrum (self-publishing)
• Jerskin Fendrix: Bugonia (Milan)
• Jonny Greenwood: One Battle After Another. London Contemporary O, Jonny Greenwood, Hugh Brunt (Nonesuch)
• Nine Inch Nails: TRON – Ares (Interscope)
• Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey a.o. (Republic)

Jury Music Film

• Babo – The Haftbefehl Story. A Documentary by Sinan Sevinç and Juan Moreno (Netflix)
• Evil-E. – Eva Ries and the Wu-Tang Clan. Written & directed by Jermain Raffington, Julian Brimmers (ARD)
• Klang der Erinnerung: Orchesterspuren von München bis Tel Aviv. A Documentary by Axel Fuhrmann (Arte)
• One Shot with Ed Sheeran. A Film by Philip Barantini (Netflix)

Jury Jazz I

• Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride: Trilogy 3 (Candid)
• Christian Elsässer: The Move (Edition Collage)
• Ed Partyka: Arrangements and Compositions for Jazz Orchestra (TCB Music)
• Erik Leuthäuser: Quality Time in NYC (Doublemoon)
• Friedrich Gulda Edition. Friedrich Gulda (DG)
• inswingtief: Beyond Swing (HS-DigitalAudio)
• Kenny Barron: Songbook (Artwork)
• Klaus Wienerroither & Barbara Bruckmüller Big Band: Trumpet Tales (Quinton)
• Luigi Grasso, NDR Bigband, Geir Lysne: La Dimora dell’altrove (LP345)
• Makar Novikov: Long Journey (Rainy Days)
• Masabumi Kikuchi: Hanamichi: The Final Studio Recording Vol. II (Red Hook)
• Paulo Morello: Moving (GLM)

Jury Jazz II

• Deadeye: In Orbit (BMC Music)
• Dhafer Youssef: Shiraz (ACT)
• Gestalt et Jive: Live in Rhein-Main. For Holli (Alma De Nieto)
• Joe Hertenstein, Ray Anderson: The 7th Dinner – Live (Fundacja Słuchaj!)
• John Scofield, Dave Holland: Memories of Home (ECM)
• Jure Pukl: Analog AI (Unit)
• Klima Kalima: Voyager Blues (TYXart)
• Nils Petter Molvaer: Khmer Live in Bergen (Edition)
• Ragawerk: Niļa (o-tone music)
• Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith: Angel Falls (Intakt)
• Trio Ivoire: Resurrection (Intuition)

Jury World Music

• Antibalas: Hourglass (Daptone)
• Balimaya Project meets Discos Pacífico All-Stars: Calima (Jazz Re:Freshed)
• Cheikh Lô: Maame (World Circuit)
• Eleanna Pitsikaki: ároma / άρωμα (Timezone)
• Guitari Baro: Guitari Baro (Chrysalis)
• Júlia Kozáková: Manuša II (CPL-Music)
• Noura Mint Seymali: Yenbett (Glitterbeat)
• Rosalía: Lux (Columbia)
• Saodaj: Lodèr la vi (Buda Musique)
• Sarah Maison: Divad (Capitane)
• Yasmin Hamdan: I Remember I Forget (Crammed Discs)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Gao Hong, Baluji Shrivastav: Neelam – Chinese Pipa & Indian Sitar (Arc Music)
• Lina & Marco Mezquida: O Fado (Galileo)
• Misagh Joolaee, Bakr Khleifi: Hajr (GWK Records)
• Musikkapelle Innervillgraten: Processional Marches (col legno)
• Nancy Vieira, Fred Martins: Esperança (Galileo)
• Sokratis Sinopoulos, Yann Keerim: Topos (ECM)
• Suntou Susso: Jaliya Silokang / The Path of a Griot (self-publishing)
• Veronika Varga: True Picture (CPL-Music)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriters

• Betterov: Große Kunst (Island)
• Bodo Wartke: Wunderpunkt (Reimkultur)
• David Lübke: Wo der Mond die Erde küsst (Timezone)
• Jan Plewka: Eine Art Soloalbum (Clouds Hill)
• Karo Nero: Alle Register (DerMenschistGutMusik)
• La Kejoca: Leicht zerbrechlich (ArtYChoke)
• Marianne Neumann: Mein Name ist (Tran Music Entertainment)
• Schüller: Apokalyptusbonbon (DerMenschistGutMusik)
• Sigrid Horn & Ernst Molden: kuaz vuan weda (Bader Molden)
• Lang lebe der König von Deutschland – 75 Jahre Rio Reiser. Herr Svenson, Nadine Germann, Geier Sturzflug, Karl Neukauf, Jens Böttcher a.o. (Timezone)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• Andrew Cadie: Flooding The Ocean (Border Fray)
• Aoife Ní Bhriain, Cormac McCarthy: Cosán Casta (Céirnini Casta)
• Basco: Three Times Into Something Wild (GO’ Danish Folk Music)
• BonificaEmilianaVeneta: Quattro / BEV4 (Visage Music)
• Daniel Kahn, Jake Shulman-Ment, Christian Dawid: UMRU / unrest (Oriente Music)
• Fjarill: Strålande Juletid (Butter & Fly)
• Floating Sofa Quartet: Tides (GO’ Danish Folk Music)
• Hartwin: This Is The Place (Trad)
• José Peixoto, Nuno Cintrão: Visita – Diálogos com Carlos Paredes (Galileo)
• Júlia Kozáková: Manuša II (CPL-Music)
• La Kejoca: Leicht zerbrechlich (ArtYChoke)
• Thalas: As It Comes (Trad)

Jury Pop

• Daniel Caesar: Son Of Spergy (Republic)
• FKA Twigs: Eusexua Afterglow (Young/Atlantic)
• Kraftklub: Sterben in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Eklat)
• NoSo: When Are You Leaving? (Partisan)
• Rosalía: Lux (Columbia)

Jury Rock

• Baxter Dury: Allbarone (Heavenly)
• Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window 1956-1963 (Columbia)
• Florence + The Machine: Everybody Scream (Polydor/Republic)
• Guided By Voices: Think Rich And Delicious (GBV INC)
• Jeff Tweedy: Twilight Override (Sony)
• Jerry Leger: Waves Of Desire (DevilDuck)
• Midlake: A Bridge Too Far (Bella Union)
• Robert Plant: Saving Grace (Nonesuch)
• The Divine Comedy: Rainy Sunday Afternoon (Divine Comedy Records)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• 1914: Viribus Unitis (Napalm)
• Amorphis: Borderland (RPM)
• Biohazard: Divided We Fall (BLKIIBLK)
• Coroner: Dissonance Theory (Century Media)
• Howling Giant: Crucible & Ruin (Magnetic Eye)
• Lorna Shore: I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (Century Media)
• Mausoleum Gate: Space, Rituals And Magick (Cruz Del Sur Music)
• Orbit Culture: Death Above Life (Century Media)
• Paradise Lost: Ascension (Nuclear Blast)
• The Good, The Bad and The Zugly: November Boys (Indie)
• Year Of The Goat: Trivia Goddess (Napalm)

Jury Alternative

• Betterov: Große Kunst (Island)
• FKA Twigs: Eusexua Afterglow (Young/Atlantic)
• Florence + The Machine: Everybody Scream (Polydor/Republic)
• Just Mustard: We Were Just Here (Partisan)
• Stefanie Schrank: Forma (Staatsakt)
• The Bros. Landreth: Dog Ear (Birthday Cake)
• The Last Dinner Party: From the Pyre (Island)

Jury Club and Dance

• DJ Q: Foundations (Local Action)
• Efdemin: Poly (Ostgut Ton)
• Egyptrixx: How Tidal (Halocline Trance)
• Eusebeia: The Wyrding Way (Livity Sound)
• Josi Miller: 4 Stages of Sleep (Grönland)
• L.F.T.: Hell Was Boring (Mannequin)
• Mor Elian: Solid Space (topo2)
• Nastia Reige: Identity (Infrastructure New York)
• Noumen: Altum (CPU)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Abigail Toll: Idol (Superpang)
• Dictaphone: Unstable (Denovali)
• Donna Regina: Lilac (Karaoke Kalk)
• HAAi: HUMANiSE (Mute)
• Kara-Lis Coverdale: Changes in Air (Smalltown Supersound)
• Malo Moray: Embrace (Possibly Sam)
• Marja Ahti: Touch This Fragrant Surface Of Earth (Fönstret)
• Mika Vainio (Ø): Sysivalo (Sähkö)
• Nābu Pēra: Soundscapes of Nicosia (Zero Nove Nove)
• Oneohtrix Point Never: Tranquilizer (Warp)
• Goldmann: Input (The Sofia Versions). Ensemble 180°, Stefan Goldmann (Macro)

Jury Blues

• Big Daddy Wilson: Smiling All Day Long (Continental Blue Heaven)
• City Blues Connection: Live At Rockhouse Salzburg (AAA Culture)
• Hubert Dorigatti & The Blues Harp Masters: Poor Boy (Appaloosa)
• Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia: Help Yourself (Gulf Coast)
• Miss Emily: The Medicine (Gypsy Soul)
• Roomful Of Blues: Steppin’ Out! (Alligator)
• Slash: Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival (earMusic)

Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop

• Armand Hammer & The Alchemist: Mercy (Backwoodz Studioz)
• Big L: Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King (Mass Appeal)
• Danny Brown: Stardust (Warp)
• Dave: The Boy Who Played The Harp (Neighbourhood)
• De La Soul: Cabin In The Sky (Mass Appeal)
• Jamie Woon: 3, 10, Why, When (Also Can)
• Lance Ferguson: Rare Groove Spectrum Vol. 3 (Tru Thoughts)
• Leona Berlin: Elevate (Interglow)
• Mavis Staples: Sad And Beautiful World (Anti)
• Nightmares On Wax: Echo45 Sound System (Warp)
• SSIO: Alles oder Nix (SSIO)

Jury Verbal Art

• Angela Winkler: Mein blaues Zimmer. Author reading (speak low)
• Gesche Piening: Göttlich bleiben. Sebastian Brandes, Vincent Glander a.o., Composition: Michael Emanuel Bauer (BR)
• Helgard Haug: Ko-ko-ko-ko-kollaps – Ein Stotterstück. Hana Hazem Arabi, Adham Elsaid a.o., Direction: Helgard Haug (WDR)
• Herta Müller: Die Welt schaukelt und du willst glücklich sein. Valery Tscheplanowa, Composition & Music: Martin Schütz, Editing & Direction: Erik Altorfer (DLF)
• Kai Grehn: Die Causa Jeanne d’Arc – Radio play. Kai Grehn, alva noto (A28), Roxane Duran, Composition: Carsten Nicolai (Zweitausendeins)
• Katharina Mevissen: Mutters Stimmbruch. Katharina Thalbach (speak low)
• Natascha Wodin: Die späten Tage. Martina Gedeck (Argon)
• Sharon On, Dirk Laucke: Auch wenn es dunkel ist. Reports from October 7th. Sarah Maria Sander, Ariel Nil Levy a.o., Editin & Direction: Sharon On, Dirk Laucke (rbb)
• Walter Moers: Qwert. Andreas Fröhlich (der Hörverlag)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Alexander Steffensmeier: Warten auf Weihnachten mit Lieselotte. Martin Reinl, Bernd Kohlhepp (Argon)
• Benedict Mirow: Joshua Jackelby. Jona Mues a.o. (DAV)
• Cornelia Funke: Gespensterjäger und der Weihnachtsspuk. Monty Arnold (Atmende Bücher)
• Cornelia Funke: Hinter verzauberten Fenstern. Katharina Thalbach (Argon)
• Eva Rottmann: Kurz vor dem Rand. Author reading (Buchfunk)
• Ursula Poznanski: Erebos 3. Jens Wawrczeck (der Hörverlag)
• Walter Moers: Qwert. Andreas Fröhlich (der Hörverlag)