Long List 2/2015

Published: 17th March 2015
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the second longlist of 2015. The currently 160 jurors have nominated a total of 262 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 2/2015 will be published on the 13th of May.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

• Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6. NY Phil, Gilbert (Dacapo)
• Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé. Rotterdam PhilO, Nézet-Séguin (BIS)
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 7. Phil Hamburg, Young (Oehms)
• Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 etc. Royal Stockholm PhilO, Oramo (BIS)
• Dubois: Sacral Music, Chamber Music etc. Les Siècles, Roth etc. (Ediciones Singulares)
• Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. Royal Stockholm PhilO, Oramo (BIS)
• Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1, Violin Concerto etc. Tetzlaff, O de Paris, Järvi (Warner)
• Brahms: Serenades. GewandhausO, Chailly (Decca)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 3. StaatsO Rhein Phil, Domkantorei Mainz, Raiskin etc. (Cavi)
• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8. Beethoven O Bonn, Blunier (MDG)

Jury Concertos

• Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 5 etc. Frang, Rysanov, Arcangelo (Warner)
• Mozart: Flute Concertos etc. Mosnier, Münchener KO (Sony)
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2. Yang, SWR SO, Jelle de Boer (Naxos)

Jury Chamber Music

• Haydn: Piano Trios. Trio Jean Paul (Cavi)
• Dvořák: String Quartets op. 51 & 61. Talich Q (La DolceVolta)
• Brahms: Sextets op. 18 & 36. Soloists des Concertgebouw O Amsterdam (Bayer)
• Hindemith: Sonatas. Melnikov, Faust, Zwart etc. (harmonia mundi)
• Dutilleux, Verdi, Bizet: String Quartets. Q Hermès (Suisa)
• Mozart, Mendelssohn: String Quartets. Chiaroscuro Q (Aparté)
• »German Hornsound 8.1«. Works by Mussorgsky, Prokofjef etc. (Genuin)

Jury Piano Music

• Chaminade: Sonata c-minor op. 21, Etudes. Johann Blanchard, Piano (MDG)
• Schubert: Piano Sonata G-major, Fantasie f-minor etc. Fray, Rouvier (Erato)
• Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Papillons, Carnaval. Giltburg (Naxos)
• Bach: Goldberg Variations. Lifschitz (Orfeo)
• Lyapunov, Chin, Szymanowski, Kapustin: Etudes. Hammond (BIS)
• »The Salzburg Recital 2008«. Works by Mozart, Chopin, Skrjabin etc. Sokolow (DG)
• Soler: 16 Keyboard Sonatas, Hinterhuber (Paladino)
• Mozart: Piano Works Vol. 7, Bezuidenhout (harmonia mundi)
• »Masques«. Works by Szymanowski, Scriabin, Debussy, Liszt etc. Jiang Yi Lin (Solaris)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

• J.S. Bach: Organ Works. Tůma (Arta)
• Reger: Complete Organ Works Vol. 1. Schmeding (Cybele)
• »Franck – Vater der Orgelsymphonie«. Verdin, Griveau etc. 2 CDs & 2 DVDs (Fugue State Films)
• »The Keyboard School at Gesualdo’s Court«. Works for Harpsichord by de Maque. Falcone (Brilliant)
• Rachmaninow: Transcriptions & Arrangements. Filsell (Signum)
• Hakim: Organ Works. Kuhlmann (Ambiente)
• Heiller: Organ Works Vol. 3. Horak, Summereder (Ambiente)
• »Beyond the River God«. Works for Harpsichord by Couperin & Lynch. Karttunen (Divine)
• »Today«. Organ Works by Bizet, Vollmer, Latry etc. Rieg (Crescendoaudio)

Jury Opera I

• Mozart: Zauberflöte. Schmitt etc. Nederlands KO, Albrecht/McBurney. DVD (Opus Arte)
• Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo. Chappuis etc., AkaMus, Jacobs (harmonia mundi)
• Purcell: Dido & Aeneas. Genaux etc., Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre/Roussat. DVD (Alpha)
• Rameau: Les Fêtes de Polymnie. Gens, Barath etc., Orfeo O, Vashegyi (Glossa)
• Steffani: Niobe, Regina di Tebe. Jaroussky etc. Boston EMF O, O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs (Erato)
• Händel: Ariodante. Murray, Rodgers etc. ENO O, Bolton/Alden. DVD (Arthaus)

Jury Opera II

• Verdi: Rigoletto. Kurzak, Petean etc., Phil Zürich, Luisi/Gürbaca. DVD (philharmonia)
• Lehár: Paganini. Liebau, Todorovich etc. Münchner Rundfunk O, Schirmer (cpo)
• Tschaikowsky: Iolanta. Netrebko, Markov etc., Slowenische Phil, Villaume (DG)
• Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer. Terfel, Kampe etc., Phil Zürich, Altinoglu/Homoki. DVD (DG)
• Verdi: Don Carlo. Vargas, Kasyan etc., Teatro Reggio di Torino, Nosdea/de Ana. DVD (Opus Arte)
• R. Strauss: Feuersnot. Schneider, Eiche etc., Münchner Rundfunk O, Schirmer (cpo)
• Mozart: Zauberflöte. Schmitt, Landshamer etc., Nederlands KO, Albrecht, McBurney. DVD (Opus Arte)

Jury Choral Music

• Zilcher: Choral Works. Wagner, Schäfer etc. Monteverdi-KCh Würzburg, Beckert (TYXart)
• Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo. Chappuis etc., AkaMus, Jacobs (harmonia mundi)
• Elgar: King Olaf. Birsan, Banks, Opie etc., Bergen Phil O & Choir, Davis (Chandos)
• »Pane Lingua«. Bruckner: Motets. Musica Saeculorum, Steinaecker (fra bernardo)
• »Praga Magna«. Works by Lasso, Monte, Palestrina etc., Cappella Mariana, Semerad (Supraphon)
• Marenzio: Quinto Libro di Madrigali. La Compagnia del Madrigals (Glossa)

Jury Early Music

• Leclair: Sonatas Op. 12. Deuter, Waisman (Accent)
• J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-230. Capella Cracoviensis, Bonizzoni (Alpha)
• Hiller: Stabat Mater, Motets. Stuttg. Hymnus-Chorknaben, Handel’s Company, Homburg (MDG)
• Telemann: Concertos Vol. 2. La Stagione, Schneider (cpo)
• Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo. Chappuis etc., AkaMus, Jacobs (harmonia mundi)
• »Ich hebe meine Augen auf«. Works by Telemann etc. l’arpa festante etc., Voskuilen (Carus)
• Marenzio: Quinto Libro di Madrigali. La Compagnia del Madrigals (Glossa)
• Tallis: Sacral Choral Works. The Cardinall’s Musick, Carwood (Hyperion)
• »Flight of Angels«. Works by Guerrero & Lobo. The Sixteen, Christophers (Coro)
• Capuana, Rubino: Requiem. Ch. de Chambre de Namur, Alarcón (Ricercar)
• »Sulla Lira«. Works by Demofonte, d’India, Caccini etc. Kiehr, Romain etc. (Ricercar)
• Müthel: Harpsichord Concertos No.1-5. Świątkiewicz, Arte dei Suonatori (BIS)
• Marais: Suites for Oboe. Palameta, Tinkerhess, Falig, Crawford (Audax)
• Quantz: Capricen Nos. 1-8 for Solo flute etc. Lamb (Paladino)
• Guillemain: Sonates op. 12. Ensemble Barockin’ (Raumklang)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• »Green«. Lieder by Verlaine. Jaroussky, Ducros etc. (Erato)
• Mozart: Arias. Sabadus, Großes O Graz, Hofstetter (Oehms)
• »Paris, mon amour«. Arias by Puccini etc. Yoncheva, O de la Comunitat Valencia, Chaslin (Sony)
• Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin, Breslik, Katz (Orfeo)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• The Decca Sound – Mono Years 1944–1956. Various Künstler (Decca)
• Grigori Sokolov 1966-1988. Works by Schubert, Schumann etc. (Melodyia)
• »Windgassen – Der erste Heldentenor in Bayreuth«. Various Künstler (Documents)
• Johanna Martzy. Works by Dvorak, Brahms etc. RIAS SO, Fricsay etc. (Audite)
• Swjatoslaw Richter. The Complete Album Collection (Sony)
• Pierre Fournier – Lucerne Festival. Works by Dvorák, Saint-Saens etc. Various Künstler (audite)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• Paredes: Cuerdas del destino, Canziones lunaticas etc. Arditti Q (aeon)
• »Tuniche«. Chamber Music by Movio. Klangforum Wien etc., Eberle (Col legno)
• Stockhausen: Complete Early Percussion Works. Antoniadis, Schick, Avery etc. 2 CDs (Mode)
• »Zählen & Erzählen«. Works by Abrahamsen. Stefanovich, WDR SO etc. (Winter & Winter)
• »Bloodie Cherries«. Works by Szmytka. ensemble garage etc. (Wergo)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

• »The Orchestra. Claudio Abbado & the musicians of the Orchestra Mozart«. DVD/Bluray (Euro Arts)
• »Memorial Concerto for Claudio Abbado«. DVD/Bluray (Accentus)
• Chopin – A documentary. DVD (EuroArts)
• »In Memoriam Haydee«. Márta & György Kurtag (ECM)
• »Emotion & Analysis – Pierre Boulez« (Euro Arts)
• Stockhausen: Complete Early Percussion Works. Antoniadis, Schick, Avery etc. DVD (Mode)

Jury Film Music

• Antonio Sanchez: Birdman (Milan)
• Henry Jackman: The Interview (La-La Land Records)
• Marco Beltrami: The Homesman (Colosseum)
• Gary Yershon: Mr. Turner (Varese Sarabande)
• Henry Jackman: Kingsman – The Secret Service (La-La Land Records)

Jury Crossover Productions

• Augst & Daemgen etc.: Best Of Augst & Daemgen (Kuckuck)
• Balkan Clarinet Summit: Many Languages – One Soul (Piranha)
• Cyminology: Phoenix (ECM)
• Various: Die vier Elemente: IV. Erde. Ensemble BonaNox (EigenArt)
• Jütz: Jütz (Chaos)
• Roland Kunz: Nine And Fifty Swans. Roland Kunz, Sebastian Hess (Newpast)
• Jun Miyake: Lost Memory Theatre Act 2 (Yellowbird)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

• H. G. Adler: Auschwitz – Topographie eines Vernichtungslagers. Otto Wolken etc. (Audio Verlag)
• T.C. Boyle: Hart auf hart. August Diehl (Hörverlag)
• Thomas Brussig: Das gibt’s in keinem Russenfilm. Stefan Kaminski (Argon)
• Alex Capus: Léon und Louise. Burghart Klaußner etc. (Hörverlag)
• Ian McEwan: Kindeswohl. Eva Mattes (Diogenes)
• Arthur Miller: Die Hörspiel-Edition. Erich Ponto, Matthias Habich etc. (Hörverlag)
• Patrick Modiano: Ein Stammbaum. Gert Heidenreich (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Klaus Modick: Concerto ohne Dichter. Christian Brückner (Edition Parlando)
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Der kleine Prinz. Stefan Kaminski (Jumbo Neue Medien)

Jury Rock

• The Decemberists: What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Beggars Group)
• The Districts: A Flourish And A Spoil (PIAS UK)
• Bob Dylan: Shadows In The Night (Columbia)
• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash)
• Guster: Evermotion (Nettwerk)
• Kid Rock: First Kiss (Warner Bros.)
• Locas In Love: Use Your Illusion 3 & 4 (Downbeat Records)
• Marilyn Manson: The Pale Emperor (Vertigo)
• Purity Ring: Another Eternity (4AD)
• Thunder: Wonder Days (Earmusic)

Jury Pop

• Belle And Sebastian: Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance (Matador)
• Bilderbuch: Schick Schock (Maschin)
• Charli XCX: Sucker (Asylum)
• The Decemberists: What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Beggars Group)
• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash)
• Ibeyi: Ibeyi (XL Recordings)
• Dan Mangan & Blacksmith: Club Meds (City Slang)
• Motorama: Poverty (Talitres)
• Prag: Kein Abschied (Tynska)
• Jessica Pratt: On Your Own Love Again (Drag City)
• Punch Brothers: The Phosphorescent Blues (Nonesuch)
• The Wave Pictures: Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon (Moshi Moshi)

Jury Alternative

• Carl Barat And The Jackals: Let It Reign (Cooking Vinyl)
• Callejon: Wir sind Angst (Four Music)
• Eric Chenaux: Skullsplitter (Constellation)
• Future Brown: Future Brown (Warp)
• José González: Vestiges & Clawes (Peacefrog)
• Ibeyi: Ibeyi (XL Recordings)
• Kante: In der Zuckerfabrik (Hook)
• Locas In Love: Use Your Illusion 3 & 4 (Downbeat Records)
• Lotic: Heterocetera (Tri Angle Records)
• Dan Mangan & Blacksmith: Club Meds (City Slang)
• Jessica Pratt: On Your Own Love Again (Drag City)
• Theesatisfaction: Earthee (Sub Pop)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• Black Star Riders: The Killer Instinct (Nuclear Blast)
• Callisto: Secret Youth (Svart Records)
• Diablo Blvd: Follow The Dead Lights (Nuclear Blast)
• Enforcer: From Beyond (Nuclear Blast)
• Melechesh: Enki (Nuclear Blast)
• Napalm Death: Apex Predator – Easy Meat (Century Media)
• Night Demon: Curse Of The Damned (Steamhammer)
• Revolution Saints: Revolution Saints (Frontiers)
• Torche: Restarter (Relapse)
• Trial: Vessel (High Roller Records)
• Thulcandra: Ascension Lost (Napalm)

Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop

• Bahar: Bullets Of Love (Membran)
• D’Angelo And The Vanguard: Black Messiah (RCA)
• DJ Oil: Phantom (BBE)
• Drake: If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (Motown)
• Friend ’N Fellow: About April (Doctor Heart Music)
• Future Brown: Future Brown (Warp)
• Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons (Salvation Records)
• Allan Harris: Black Bar Jukebox (Membran)
• Ibeyi: Ibeyi (XL Recordings)
• Theo Parrish: American Intelligence (Sound Signature)
• Romare: Projections (Ninja Tune)
• Theesatisfaction: Earthee (Sub Pop)

Jury Club and Dance

• Beat Spacek: Modern Streets (Ninja Tune)
• Future Brown: Future Brown (Warp)
• Lake People: Purposely Uncertain Field (Permanent Vacation)
• Anthony Naples: Body Pill (Text)
• Percussions: 2011 until 2014 (Percussions Bandcamp)
• Romare: Projections (Ninja Tune)
• Rone: Creatures (InFiné)
• SCNTST: Puffer (Boysnoize Records)
• Leon Vincent: Leon Vincent (Novel Sound)
• Zenker Brothers: Immersion (Ilian Tape)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Future Brown: Future Brown (Warp)
• Gods: Gods (Wohnzimmer)
• KhaliféSchumacherTristano: Afrodiziak (MPS)
• Midaircondo: IV (Twin Seed Recordings)
• Jack Name: Weird Moons (Castle Face)
• Panda Bear: Meets The Grim Reaper (Domino)
• Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter Three River Run Thee (Constellation)
• Romare: Projections (Ninja Tune)
• Sizarr: Nurture (Four Music)
• Theesatisfaction: Earthee (Sub Pop)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Betancor: Mein Herz will sich schlagen (Kurtmusik)
• Betancor: Mein Herz … + Various: 15 Freunde singen Betancor (Kurtmusik)
• Hannes Wader: Sing (Mercury)
• Tinu Heiniger: Scho so lang (Universal Switzerland)
• Achim Reichel: Raureif (Tangram)
• Sterzinger Experience: Ashanti Blue (Monkey)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• American Songbird: Sing Me A Song (Jaro Medien)
• Bube Dame König: Traumländlein (CPL)
• Various: Bavaria Vista Club (BSC)
• Peter Finger: Made Of Rosewood (Acoustic Music)
• Kedem Ensemble: La yave de mi kaza (CPL)
• Marceese: Have Love, Will Travel (Timezone)
• Anna Maria: Hver Stund Með þér (Nordic Notes)
• Eplemöya Songlag: Möya Og Myten (Nordic Notes)
• Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola (Nordic Notes)
• Boubacar Traoré: Mbalimaou (Lusafrica)
• Randi Tytingvag: Three (ACT)
• Barbara Zanetti: 74 (Rockwerk)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Trio Chemirani: Dawar – The Universal Rhythm (harmonia mundi)
• Various: Colombie – El Vallenato (Ocora)
• Guadi Galego: Luas de Outubro e Agosto (Do Fol)
• Serenata Guayanesa: Canta con Venezuela (Smithsonian Folkways)
• Hamid Motebassem: Whisperings (Celestial Harmonies)
• Dina El Wedidi: Turning Back (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
• Zomba Prison Project: I Have No Everything Here (Six Degrees)

Jury World Music

• Balkan Clarinet Summit: Many Languages – One Soul (Piranha)
• Criolo: Convoque seu buda (Sterns)
• Ethiocolor: Ethiocolor (Selam Sounds)
• Jütz: Jütz (Chaos)
• Orioxy: Lost Children (GLM)
• Afentoula Razeli & Banda: Abroad – Athens meets Thessaloniki in Berne (Hey!Band)
• Samba Touré: Gandadiko (Glitterbeat)
• Songhoy Blues: Music In Exile (Transgressive)

Jury Jazz I

• Harry Allen & Jan Lundgren Quartet: Quietly There (Stunt)
• Ryan Carniaux Quintet: Never Leave Your Baggage Unattended (Hipjazz)
• Django Deluxe & NDR Bigband: Driving (MPS)
• Olivier Holland feat. Joscho Stephan: Gypsy Meets Groove (Timezone)
• JPEK: The Long Goodbye (Organic)
• Wolfgang Lackerschmidt Quartet: Wolfgang Lackerschmidt Quartet (TCB)
• Verena Nübel Quartet: Beat My Dog (Neuklang)
• Oscar Peterson Trio: Live In Cologne 1963 (Jazzline)
• Axel Schlosser & hr-Bigband: Into The Mackerel Sky (Double Moon)
• Jason Seizer: Cinema Paradiso (Pirouet)
• Dayna Stephens: Peace (Sunnyside)

Jury Jazz II

• Patrick Bebelaar: Reflection In Your Eyes (Neuklang)
• Vijay Iyer Trio: Break Stuff (ECM)
• Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls (ACT)
• Angelika Niescier: Now (Blue Pearls)
• Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities (ECM)
• Schlippenbach Trio: Features (Intakt)
• Jacky Terrasson: Take This (Impulse!)
• Eberhard Weber: Encore (ECM)

Jury Blues

• Bernard Allison Group: In The Mix (Jazzhaus Records)
• Biber Herrmann: Grounded (Acoustic Music)
• Blues Company: Ain’t Nothin’ But … (in-akustik)
• Fast Eddy’s Blue Band: Blues & Songs – Best Of 25 Years (Stormy Monday Records)
• JJ Grey & Mofro: Ol’ Glory (Mascot Label Group)
• Gregor Hilden: In Phase (Acoustic Music)
• Otis Taylor: Hey Joe Opus Red Meat (in-akustik)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Malala: Meine Geschichte, Leonie Landa (Jumbo Neue Medien)
• Erich Kästner: Pünktchen und Anton. Bastian Pastewka (Oetinger audio)
• Oliver Steller: Gedichte für Kinder 5. Oliver Steller (Naxos)
• Annette Pehnt: Der Bärbeiß. Katharina Thalbach (Silberfisch)
• Virginia Bergin: Rain, das tödliche Element. Josefine Preuß (Oetinger audio)
• Rainbow Rowell. Eleanor & Park. Julian Greis, Franziska Hartmann (Hörcompany)
• Bertrand Santini: Der Yark. Mechthild Großmann (sauerländer audio)
• Grzegorz Kasdepke: Das Tier in meinem Bauch. Natalia Belitski (sauerländer audio)
• Mikael Engström: Ida, Paul und Frankensteins Katze. Fabian Busch, Ilja Richter (Der Audio Verlag)
• Hubert Schirneck: Der Waschbär putzt sein Badezimmer. Pastewka, Louisan etc. (Oetinger audio)
• Markus Reyhani: Meine Katze kann Karate – 16 Gute-Laune-Lieder (Oetinger audio)
• Michael Ende: Die unendliche Geschichte. Anna Thalbach, Hans Kremer etc. (Silberfisch)