Long List 2/2021
Published: 16th April 2021
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the second longlist of 2021. The currently 153 jurors have nominated a total of 272 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 2/2021 will be published on the 14th of May.
Long List
Jury Orchestral Music
- »Accents« – Works by Borodin, Debussy, Copland, Lacaze etc. Ensemble K, Menezes (Aparté)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Geschöpfe des Prometheus. FBO, von der Goltz (harmonia mundi)
- Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8; Wagner: Meistersinger Prelude. GWO Leipzig, Nelsons (DG)
- Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1-4. Los Angeles Philharmonic O, Dudamel (DG)
- Kalniņš: Complete Symphonies & Concertos. Liepāja Symphony Orchestra etc., Lakstīgala (Skani)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Richter, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hrůša (Accentus)
- Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10. Berliner Philharmoniker, Haitink, Harding etc. (BPhil Recordings)
- Prokofjew, Myaskovsky: Symphonies. Oslo Philharmonic O, V Petrenko (Lawo)
- Schostakowitsch: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10. London Symphony O, Noseda (LSO live)
Jury Concertos
- »Beyond Words« – Works by JS Bach, Händel, Vivaldi. Klieser etc. (Berlin Classics)
- »Paris« – Works by Rautavaara etc. Hahn, O Philharmonique de Radio France, Franck (DG)
- Beethoven: Triple Concerto op. 56 etc. Faust, Queyras, Melnikov, FBO, Heras-Casado (harmonia mundi)
- Beethoven, Mozart: Violin Concertos. Petrova, Sinfonia Varsovia, Kantorow (Mirare)
- Vivaldi, Rolla, Tartini, Paganini: Viola Concertos. Mönkemeyer, L’Arte Del Mondo, Ehrhardt (Sony)
- Rubinstein: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4. Nosrati, RSB, Farkas (cpo)
- Tartini: Violin Concertos etc. Plotino, L’Accademia della Rosa (Brilliant)
- Venturini: Concerti da camera. la festa musicale (Audite)
- Weber: Complete Piano Concertos. Brautigam, Kölner Akademie, Willens (BIS)
- Weinberg: Violin Concerto No. 2 op. 67 etc. Kremer, Pētersone, GWO Leipzig, Gatti (Accentus)
Jury Chamber Music I
- »Reynolds At 85 Vol.1«: String Quartets. Jack Quartet (Mode)
- »Violins Of Hope. Live At Kohl Mansion« – Works by Heggie, Schubert etc.Hope etc. (Pentatone)
- Britten: Cello Suites. Spahn (Hänssler)
- Fesca: String Quartets Vol.2. Amaryllis Quartett (cpo)
- Haydn, Bartók, Mozart: String Quartets. Quatuor Modigliani (Mirare)
- Haydn: String Quartets op.76. The London Haydn Quartet (Hyperion)
- Haydn: String Quartets op.76 Nos. 4-6. Chiaroscuro Quartet (BIS)
- Mendelssohn, Bruckner: String Quintets. Frielinghaus Ensemble (KKE)
- Weinberg: String Quartets Vol.1. Arcadia Quartet (Chandos)
Jury Chamber Music II
- »Exodus – The Men Who Shaped Hollywood« – Works by Korngold etc. Fleischmann etc. (Odradek)
- »Franz Schreker’s Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin Vol. 4«. Lessing, Kersten (EDA)
- »La nuit transfigurée« – Transcriptions by Liszt, Kirchner, Steuermann. Trio Karénine (Mirare)
- »Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt… Beethoven-Hommage« – Works by E Schneider etc. (Ambiente)
- »Passacaglia della vita« – Works by Monteverdi, Sances, Landi, Uccellini etc. Cembaless (Naxos)
- »Virtuoso Dances« – Works by Bartók, Strawinsky, Brahms etc. Roth, Gallardo (Evil Penguin)
- Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas. Turban, Thinnes (Telos)
- Beethoven: Serenade op.25 etc. Pahud, Kashimoto, Grosz, Barenboim, Dervaux etc. (Warner)
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas op.120 etc. Selka, Reichert (TYXart)
- Brahms: Sonatas op. 120 etc. Tamestit, Tiberghien, Goerne (harmonia mundi)
- Carulli: Arrangements after Rossini, Carulli, Hummel, Beethoven. Arnold, Ramírez (CAvi)
Jury Keyboard Music I
- »At Chopin’s Home Piano« – Works by Chopin, JS Bach, Mozart, Beethoven. Lubimov (NIFC)
- »(re)creations« – Piano Transcriptions by Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Friedman. Chochieva (Accentus)
- »Wind. Four Elements Vol.3« – Works by Daquin, Rameau, Beethoven etc. Kosuge (Orchid)
- »Variations« – Works by Adams, Birtwistle, Gubaidulina, Lachenmann etc. Hammond (BIS)
- JS Bach: The Welltempered Piano II, Excerpts. Anderszewski (Warner)
- Bowen: 12 Etudes for Piano, Fragments by Hans Andersen etc. Namoradze (Hyperion)
- Janáček: Auf verwachsenem Pfade etc. Vogt (Ondine)
Jury Keyboard Music II
- »December 1705« – Organ Works by Buxtehude & JS Bach. Tomadin (Brilliant)
- »Life Pictures. Scenes Of The Life Of King Christian IV.« Organ Works. Waldner (Tastenfreuden)
- »Sentiment« – Works by L Couperin, Mieze, Duphly, Rameau, Royer. Ivanova (Genuin)
- JS Bach: Complete Works for Keyboard Music, Vol. 4. Alard (harmonia mundi)
- JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. II. Corti, Il Pomo d’Oro (Pentatone)
- L Couperin: Harpsichord Suites. Edition Louis Couperin Vol. 4. van Asperen (Aeolus)
- Liszt: Organ Transcriptions. Kuhlmann (Ambiente)
- Loewe: Organ Works. Peyrot (Querstand)
- Matthey: Complete Works for Organ and Harmonium. Caporali (Tactus)
- Rinck: Organ Works. Students of the Musikhochschule Mainz (Coviello)
- Widor, Ropartz, Saint-Saëns: Organ Works. Dupont (Audite)
Jury Opera I
- Cavalli: Ercole Amante. Bonitatibus, Visse etc., Pygmalion, Pichon; Stage Direction: Lesort/Hecq (Naxos)
- Donizetti: Il paria. Shagimuratova, Barbera, Kiria, Mimica etc. Britten Sinfonia, Elder (Opera Rara)
- Gay: The Beggar’s Opera. Burt etc., Les Arts Florissants, Christie; Stage Direction: Burton/Carsen (Opus Arte)
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro. Skovhus etc., Concentus Musicus, Harnoncourt; Stage Direction: Aigner (C-major)
- Salieri: Armida. Ruiten, Valiquette, Iervolino, Ashley etc. Les Talens Lyriques, Rousset (Aparté)
Jury Opera II
- Alfano: Risurrezione.Vickers, Duprels etc., O del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lanzillotta (Dynamic)
- Donizetti: Il paria. Shagimuratova, Barbera, Kiria, Mimica etc. Britten Sinfonia, Elder (Opera Rara)
- Hahn: Ô mon bel inconnu. Gens, Doray, Dolié etc., O National Avignon-Provence, Jean (Bru Zane)
- Heise: Drot og Marsk. Bundgaard, Duus etc., Royal Danish Opera Chor & O, Schønwandt (Dacapo)
- Moniuszko: Halka. Greszta, Wagner etc., Opera Nova Bydgoszcz, Wajrak; Stage Direction: Babińska (Dux)
- Prokofjew: Der feurige Engel. Melrose etc., Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Pérez; Stage Direction: Dante (Naxos)
- Puccini: La fanciulla del West. Moore, Vlad, Lynch etc., Transylvania State Phil O, Foster (Pentatone)
- Weber: The Freischütz Project. de Barbeyrac etc., Accentus, Insula Orchestra, Equilbey (Erato)
Jury Choral Music
- »Amavi« – Works by East & Jarman. Fieri Consort, Chelys Consort of Viols (BIS)
- »Homelands Vol.1« – Works by Bartók, Dvořák etc. Vermeulin, Ensemble Cythera, Zeke (Paraty)
- »Praetorius & Italy« – Works by Praetorius etc. RIAS Kammerchor etc. Bäuml, Helgath (dhm)
- »The Angels« – Sacral Choral Works by Harvey, Byrd etc. Les Métaboles, Warynski (NoMadMusic)
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Pastirchak etc., RIAS Kammerchor, FBO, Jacobs (harmonia mundi)
- Desprez: Le septiesme livre de chansons. Ensemble Clément Janequin, Visse (Ricercar)
- Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands etc. Szulc, Smoleń, Hanft, Chor des BR, Arman (BR Klassik)
- Händel: Brockes Passion. Piau, Jackson, Krimmel, Arcangelo, Cohen (Alpha)
- Lully: Dies irae etc. Collection Grands Motets Vol. 1. Les Épopées, Fuget (Chateau de Versailles)
Jury Klassisches Lieder and Vocal Recital
- »Clair-obscur« – Lieder by R Strauss, Berg etc. Piau, O Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Verdier (Alpha)
- »Liebende« – Lieder by R Strauss, Mozart, Schubert. Konradi, Heide (CAvi)
- »The dark night has vanished« – Lieder by Brahms, Lang, Schumann etc. Morison, Martineau (Linn)
- Beethoven: Gellert Lieder op. 48, An die ferne Geliebte etc. Begemann, Seyboldt (bastille musique)
- Britten: Complete Folk Songs. Milhofer, Scolastra (Brilliant)
- Bruch: Lieder. Fingerlos, El Mouissi etc. (cpo)
- Gál: Unpublished Lieder. Immler, Deutsch (BIS)
- Schubert: Lieder. Arcayürek, Lepper (Prospero)
- R Strauss: Krämerspiegel, Gesänge des Orients etc. Behle, Schnyder (Prospero)
Jury Early Music
- »La La Hö Hö« – Works by Isaac, Desprez, Hofhaimer, Brumel, Senfl etc. Linarol Consort (Inventa)
- »On The Breath Of Angels« – Blažíková, The Breathtaking Collective, Dickey (Passacaille)
- »Villa Vivaldi« – Works by Vivaldi etc., Champollion, Ensemble Volcania, Sepec (Perfect Noise)
- JS Bach: Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006. Schayegh (Glossa)
- Biber etc.: Requiem etc. Vox Luminis, Freiburger Barockconsort, Meunier (Alpha)
- Desprez: Le septiesme livre de chansons. Ensemble Clément Janequin, Visse (Ricercar)
- Gombert: Masses. Beauty Farm (frabernardo)
- Locatelli: Three Violin Concertos from »L’arte del violino«. Gringolts, Finnish Baroque Orchestra (BIS)
- Ockeghem: Missa Prolationum. L’ultima parola (Raumklang)
- Purcell: Royal Odes. Sampson, Owen etc., The King’s Consort, King (Vivat)
- Venturini: Concerti da camera. la festa musicale (Audite)
- Verdelot: Madrigals for four voices. Profeti della Quinta, Rotem (Pan)
Jury Contemporary Classical Music
- »Beschenkt. 40 Miniaturen zum Jubiläum«. Ensemble Modern, Metzmacher (Ensemble Modern)
- »Half Dead Half Alive. Live in Nickelsdorf«. Jake Lanz, Ute Wassermann (Klanggalerie)
- »Reynolds at 85 Vol.1«: String Quartets. Jack Quartet (Mode)
- Andriessen: The Only One. Fischer, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen (Nonesuch)
- Bertrand: Complete Instrumental Works. Zafraan Ensemble, KNM Berlin etc. (bastille musique)
- Boulez: Complete Piano Works. Wendeberg, Hodges (bastille musique)
- Hosokawa: Solo. Klangforum Wien (Kairos)
- Lucier: Navigations. Quatuor Bozzini (Collection QB)
Jury Historical Classical Recordings
- Gabriella Lengyel – Jenö Hubay’s last pupil (Rhine)
- Bizet: Carmen. Broadcast Performance 1943. Djanel etc. Metropolitan Opera, Beecham (Pristine)
- Hephzibah Menuhin Homage – Works by Mozart, JS Bach, Beethoven, Brahms etc. (Warner)
- Rudolf Schock: Opera on German Vol. 2 – Works by Offenbach, Mozart, Auber etc. (Profil)
- Tschaikowsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6; Romeo und Julia. Wiener Philharmoniker, Kubelik (Urania)
Jury Crossover Productions
- »East West Symphony: Hiwar Dialog«. Masaa, Jenaer Philharmonie, Ruf (gpARTS)
- »Chants Juifs«. Wieder-Atherton, Horova, Sinfonia Varsovia, Fürst (Alpha)
- »Durch Raum und Zeit« – Works by Dowland, Popp, Thile, Mayor etc. Popp, Roß (Naxos)
- »Identigration« – Works by Skaf, Vivaldi etc., Bridges-Kammerorchester, Shehata etc. (Bridges)
- Gstättner: Inventar der Gegend. Pape-Auer, Coleman, Heckel, Panzl, Landl, Winkler (pumpkin)
- Peter Fulda: Orpheus Has Just Left The Building (Label 11)
- Sigmun: hopeful tears. Sighartner, Muñoz Camarero (Session Work)
Jury Film Music
- Alexandre Desplat: The Midnight Sky. Music from the Netflix Film (ABKCO)
- Branford Marsalis: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Music from the Netflix Film (Milan)
- Vitamin String Quartet etc.: Bridgerton. Covers from the Netflix Original Series (Lakeshore)
- Howard Shore: Pieces Of A Woman. Music From The Netflix Film (Decca)
- James Newton Howard: News Of The World. Original Motion Picture Sountrack (Back Lot Music)
- James Newton Howard: Raya and the Last Dragon. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney)
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Soul. Original Score (Walt Disney)
Jury Music Film
- A world without Beethoven? A Dokumentary by Martin Roddewig. Willis etc. (C-major)
- Crescendo. #makemusicnotwar. A Film by Dror Zahavi. Simonischek, Beglau etc. (good!movies)
- Dreiviertelblut.Weltraumtouristen. A Film Portrait by Marcus H. Rosenmüller etc. (good!movies)
- Piazzolla. The Years Of The Shark. A Film by Daniel Rosenfeld (Euroarts)
- The Sound of Nature. Beethoven Worldwide. A Film by Grete Liffers (C-major)
Jury Jazz I
- Andreas Feith & Markus Harm: What’s New (Rosenau)
- Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris: Afterglow (Challenge)
- Eyolf Dale: Being (Edition)
- Franco Ambrosetti Band: Lost Within You (Unite)
- Gretchen Parlato: Flor (Edition)
- Håkon Kornstad: Out Of The Loop (Jazzland)
- Maria Kannegaard Trio: Sand i en vik (Jazzland)
- Pieranunzi Fonnesbæk Duo: The Real You. A Bill Evans Tribute (Stunt)
- The Lex Jasper Trio & Strings: Lexposure (Challenge)
- Tommy Flanagan: In His Own Sweet Time (Enja)
- Trio Tapestry: Garden of Expression. Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi (ECM)
Jury Jazz II
- Archie Shepp & Jason Moran: Let My People Go (Archieball)
- Dell, Lillinger, Westergaard: Beats (Plaist)
- elephant9: Arrival Of The New Elders (Rune Grammofon)
- Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy: Uma Elmo (ECM)
- Jean-Marie Machado: Majakka (La Buissonne)
- Joachim Kühn: Touch The Light (ACT)
- Mario Rom’s Interzone: Eternal Fiction. 10 Year Anniversary Edition (Traumton)
- Mirna Bogdanović: Confrontation (Klaeng)
- Robert Glasper: R+R=Now Live (Blue Note)
- Theresia Philipp: Pollon With Strings (Float)
- Trio Tapestry: Garden of Expression. Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi (ECM)
Jury World Music
- »East West Symphony: Hiwar Dialogue«. Masaa, Jenaer Philharmonie, Ruf (gpARTS)
- »Identigration« – Works by Skaf, Vivaldi etc., Bridges-Kammerorchester, Shehata etc. (Bridges)
- Alostmen: Kologo (Strut)
- Azmari: Sama’i (Sdban Ultra)
- Christine Salem: Mersi (Blue Fanal)
- Eldis La Rosa & Colores: TipToe Walking (Preiser)
- Indaba Is. Bokani Dyer, Lwanda Gogwana, Thandi Ntuli etc. (Brownswood Recordings)
- Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin. (LP, Jaring Effects)
- Meretrio: Choros. Luís Oliveiro, Emiliano Sampaio, Gustavo Boni (Session Work)
- San Salvador: La Grande Folie (Pagans/MDC)
- Stella Chiweshe: Ambuya! (Piranha)
- Urban Village: Udondolo (No Format)
Jury Traditional Ethnic Music
- »Identigration« – Works by Skaf, Vivaldi etc., Bridges-Kammerorchester, Shehata etc. (Bridges)
- Alostmen: Kologo (Strut)
- Aniada a Noar: Live (Aniada a Noar)
- Diana Rasina: Romance (Bayla)
- Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music (Dust To Digital)
- Hotel Palindrone: Alpestan (PSS)
- San Salvador: La Grande Folie (Pagans/MDC)
- Sea Songs & Shanties – A Topic Records Miscellany (Topic)
Jury German language Singer/Songwriter
- Aniada a Noar: Live (Aniada a Noar)
- Annett Kuhr & Sue Sheehan: Eine Reise – A Journey (stimme & musik)
- Carsten Langner: Würde (Macht der Lieder)
- George Leitenberger: Blackbox (Silberblick Musik)
- Karl die Große: Was wenn keiner lacht (Golden Ticket)
- Lucy Van Kuhl & die Es-Chord-Band: Alles auf Liebe (Sturm & Klang)
- Magdalena Ganter: Neo Noir (Revolver Distribution)
- Masha Qrella: Woanders (Staatsakt)
- Scarlett O’ & Jürgen Ehle: Ach Gisela! (electrocadero)
- Thomas Andreas Beck mit Thomas Pronai: Alles Brennt (Rhythm & Roses)
Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter
- Aniada a Noar: Live (Aniada a Noar)
- Belina: Music For Peace. Songs from the Film by Marc Boettcher (uniSono)
- Crescendo i gågata. En hyllest til Lillebjørn Nilson (Grappa)
- Die Feuersteins: Sing (Ruhrfolk)
- Las Lloronas: Soaked (MuziekPublique)
- ParkWalker: Distant Phenomena (This Charming Man)
- Peter Braukmann: Hochseil (Rillenschlange)
- Staritsa: Klyukva (CPL)
- Suistamon Sähkö: Varokaa! Hengenvaara (Nordic Notes)
- Vaev: Vaev (GO’ Danish Folk Music)
- WÖR: About Towers (ARC)
- Trolska Polska: Eufori (GO’ Danish Folk Music)
Jury Pop
- Balthazar: Sand (play it again sam)
- Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature (Ba Da Bing)
- Grandbrothers: All The Unknown (City Slang)
- Julien Baker: Little Oblivions (Matador)
- Karl die Große: Was wenn keiner lacht (Golden Ticket)
- Masha Qrella: Woanders (Staatsakt)
- Slowthai: Tyron (Polydor)
- Still Corners: The Last Exit (Wrecking Light)
- The Notwist: Vertigo Days (Morr)
- The Weather Station: Ignorance (Fat Possum)
- Tindersticks: Distractions (City Slang)
Jury Rock
- Aaron Lee Tasjan: Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! (New West)
- Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories (earMusic)
- Black Country, New Road: For The First time (Ninja Tune)
- Bones Owens (Black Ranch)
- Goat Girl: On All Fours (Rough Trade)
- James Yorkston & The Second Hand Orchestra: The Wide Wide River (Domino)
- Masha Qrella: Woanders (Staatsakt)
- Mogwai: As The Love Continues (Rock Action)
- Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs (Rough Trade)
- The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy (Positive Jams)
- The Weather Station: Ignorance (Fat Possum)
Jury Hard and Heavy
- Asphyx: Necroceros (Century Media)
- DeWolff: Wolffpack (Mascot)
- Erik Cohen: Northern Soul (RYL NKR)
- Inglorious: We Will Ride (Frontiers)
- Soen: Imperial (Silver Lining)
- The Ruins Of Beverast: The Thule Grimoires (Van)
- Tribulation: Where The Gloom Becomes Sound (Century Media)
- Witherfall: Curse of Autumn (Century Media)
Jury Alternative
- Black Country, New Road: For The First Time (Ninja Tune)
- Masha Qrella: Woanders (Staatsakt)
- Mogwai: As The Love Continues (Rock Action)
- The Kills: Little Bastards (Domino)
- The Notwist: Vertigo Days (Morr)
Jury Club and Dance
- Bicep: Isles (Ninja Tune)
- Bored Lord: Archival Transmission (Eigenproduktion)
- Brijean: Feelings (Ghostly International)
- Cristian Vogel: Rebirth Of Wonky (Endless Process)
- Gacha Bakradze: Obscure Languages (Lapsus)
- Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight (RVNG Intl.)
- Smerz: Believer (XL)
- Yu Su: Yellow River Blue (Music From Memory)
Jury Electronic and Experimental
- Bicep: Isles (Ninja Tune)
- Intermission 2020. Reflections On A Year of Upheaval (Unsound)
- John Carpenter: Alive After Death, Lost Themes III (Sacred Bones)
- Mapstation: My Frequencies, When We! (Bureau B)
- Matthias Engelke: Resonant Dowland, Songs for Tenor & Electronics (Gruenrekorder)
- Mike Shannon: Cygnus Sutra (BLKRTZ)
- Stereolab: Electrically Possessed, Switched On Vol. 4 (Duophonic UHF Disks)
- The Notwist: Vertigo Days (Morr)
- Trippin With Nils Frahm (Erased Tapes)
- Virginia Wing: Private Life (Fire)
- Visionist: A Call to Arms (Mute)
Jury Blues
- Curtis Saldago: Damage Control (Alligator)
- Frank Muschalle, Stephan Holstein: Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Timezone)
- Grant Haua: Awa Blues (DixieFrog)
- Jimmy Reiter: LIVE (Pogo Pop)
- Layla Zoe: Nowhere Left To Go (Layla Zoe)
- Selwyn Birchwood: Living In A Burning House (Alligator)
Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop
- Adrian Younge: The American Negro (Jazz Is Dead)
- Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams (Pias/Transgressive)
- Emanative & Liz Elensky: The Volume Of The Light (Home Planet)
- Eminem: Music To Be Murdered By, Side B, Deluxe Edition (Interscope)
- Farhot: Kabul Fire Vol. 2 (Kabul Fire)
- Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales (RCA)
- MC Rene: Irgendwas Stimmt (Krekpek)
- Nina Plotzki: De tout mon cœur (Alessa)
- Slowthai: Tyron (Polydor)
- The Horny Funk Brothers feat. Hubert Tubbs: Funky Is The Way We Roll (Preiser)
Jury Verbal Art
- Alaa Al-Aswani: Die Republik der Träumer. Torben Kessler (Hörbuch Hamburg)
- Christa Wolf, Sarah Kirsch: Briefwechsel. Iris Berben, Sandra Quadflieg (Random House Audio)
- Clarice Lispector: Die Flucht und andere Erzählungen. Hannelore Hoger (Random House Audio)
- George Orwell: 1984. Axel Wostry, Leonhard Kuhn (cc-live)
- Jon Fosse: Der andere Name, Heptalogie I-II. Max von Pufendorf, Wolfgang Koch (hörkultur)
- Jutta Lampe liest Gedichte von Michelangelo. Ulrich Eckhardt spielt Frederic Mompou (Note & Ton)
- Mit dem Meer leben. Karsten Reise erzählt das Watt, Dünen und Deiche. Klaus Sander (supposé)
- Saal 101. Dokumentarhörspiel zum NSU-Prozess. Katja Bürkle etc. (der Hörverlag)
- Tove Ditlevsen: Kopenhagen Trilogie. Dagmar Manzel (Der Audio Verlag)
Jury Recordings for Children and Youth
- Anders Sparring, Per Gustavsson: Familie von Stibitz auf Golddiamanten-Jagd (sauerländer audio)
- Barbara Rose: Das Bücherschloss. Das Geheimnis der magischen Bibliothek. Katja Danowski (Jumbo)
- Christoph Drösser: Es geht um die Wurst. Peter Lohmeyer (Hörcompany)
- Judith Kleinschmidt: Sofabanditen oder Die verrückte Befreiung der Hühner (derDiwan)
- Kai Pannen: Rabatz in Wabe 13. Ein Geburtstags-Vorfreude-Herunterzähl-Hörbuch (Silberfisch)
- Kirsten Boie: Dunkelnacht. Johann von Bülow (Oetinger Audio)
- Leslie Connor: Die ganze Wahrheit, wie Mason Buttle sie erzählt. Hanno Koffler (sauerländer audio)
- Little People, Big Dreams, Teil 2. Radio Play with Peter Lontzek, Dirk Petrick etc. (Der Audio Verlag)
- Michael Gerard Bauer: Dinge, die so nicht bleiben können. Jens Wawrczeck (Hörcompany)
- Richard Adams: Unten am Fluss. Radio Play. Peter Fricke, Jens Wawrczeck etc. (Der Audio Verlag)
- Sarah Welk: Ich und meine Chaos-Brüder. Achtung, Fertig, Ferien! Christoph Maria Herbst (argon)
- Saša Stanišić: Hey, hey, hey, Taxi!. Reading by the author (Mairisch Verlag)
- Silke Lambeck: Was macht der Kater, wenn ich schlafe? Ilka Teichmüller etc. (sauerländer audio)
- Thomas Taylor: Malamander. Die Geheimnisse von Eerie-On-Sea. Peter Kaempfe (Igel)