Long List 2/2024

Published: 5th April 2024
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the second long list of 2024. The currently 156 jurors have nominated a total of 256 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 2/2024 will be published on the 15th of May.

Long List

Jury Orchestral Music

• Bruckner: Symphony No. 3. Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth (myrios)
• Grieg: Symphonic Dances a.o.. J. Dahr, M. Eriksmoen, A.Nordstad, Bergen Philharmonic O, Edward Gardner (Chandos)
• Kaufmann: Orchestral Works, Symphony No. 3 a.o.. Elisaveta Blumina, RSB, David Robert Coleman (cpo)
• Lalo: Namouna Ballet Suites Nos. 1 & 2 a.o.. Estonian National SO, Neeme Järvi (Chandos)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 6. SO of BR, Simon Rattle (BR Klassik)
• Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony. Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, Toronto SO, Gustavo Gimeno (harmonia mundi)
• Rózsa: Hungarian Serenade a.o.. Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Gregor Bühl (Capriccio)
• Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2. Stavanger SO, Jan Willem de Vriend (Challenge)
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 a.o.. Gothenburg SO, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Alpha)
• Smetana: My Country. Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone)

Jury Concertos

• »Swiss Dreams« –Works by Suter, Huber, Stadler, Dupuy, Strong, Schnyder von Wartensee. Michael Barenboim, Christoph Pfändler, Swiss O, Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer (Prospero)
• »Wirtuozi I Wizjonerzy« – Works for Flutes, Organ & Orchestra by Bruzdowicz-Tittel, Moss, Mykietyn, Przybylski. Ł. Długosz, A. Kielar-Długosz, R. Perucki, PFB O, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk (Filharmonia Bałtycka)
• Boulanger, Fauré, Hahn: Works for Piano & Orchestra. William Youn, RSB, Valentin Uryupin (Sony)
• Britten: Violin Concerto a.o.. Baiba Skride, Ivan Vukčević, ORF RSO Wien, Marin Alsop (Orfeo)
• Duranowski, Janiewicz: Violin Concertos. Chouchane Siranossian, {oh!} orkiestra, Martyna Pastuszka (NIFC)
• Eck: Violin Concertos. Tanja Becker-Bender, Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Johannes Schlaefli (cpo)
• Strawinsky, Bartók, Martinů: Works for Violin & Orchestra. Frank Peter Zimmermann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša (BIS)

Jury Chamber Music I

• »Treasures« – Works by Ysaÿe, Eötvös, Kodály, Dohnányi. Trio Lirico (Audite)
• Beethoven: String Trios op. 9. Trio Goldberg (Ars Produktion)
• Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Romance No. 5 op. 118. Quatuor Agate (Appassionato)
• Grieg, Smetana: String Quartets Nos. 1. Quatuor Modigliani (Mirare)
• Martinů: String Quartets Nos. 1 to 7 (recorded in 1990). Stamic Quartet (Brilliant)
• Nowak, Mykietyn: String Quartets, Wojciechowski: Magenta for String Quartet & Electronics. Royal String Quartet (Accord)
• Wieniawski, Bruckner: String Quartets. Glière String Quartet (Dux)

Jury Chamber Music II

• »A Lionel Tertis Celebration« – Works by Tertis, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, a.o.. Timothy Ridout, Frank Dupree, James Baillieu (harmonia mundi)
• »After Hours« – Works by Tansman, R Strauss, Weill, Riihimäki a.o.. Annette Dasch, Matthias Schorn, Fauré Quartett (Berlin Classics)
• »Reflections« – Works for Cello and Piano by Rachmaninow, Ulstvolskaja, Pärt. Kathrin Inbal-Bogensberger, Tatiana Liakh (Hänssler)
• »Take 3« – Works by Poulenc, Schoenfield, Bartók, Nichifor. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Reto Bieri, Polina Leschenko (Alpha)
• »Zingarissimo« – Brahms and his love for Hungarian music. Matthias & Maria Well, Vladislav Cojocaru (Fine Music)
• Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Schumann: Five pieces in a folk style. Christian Poltéra, Ronald Brautigam (BIS)
• Brahms: String Sixtets op. 18 & 36 (arr. for Piano Trio by Th. Kirchner). Grand Trio Vilnius (Dreyer Gaido)
• Clarke: Sonatas für Violin, Viola and Piano. Judith Ingolfsson, Vladimir Stoupel (Oehms)
• Mendelssohn, Widmann, Holliger, Coll, Rihm: Works for Cello and Piano. Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou (Sony)

Jury Keyboard Music I

• »déjà-rêvé. Dialogues across time« – Works by Debussy, Mozart, Schachtner, Zimmermann. Pianoduo Neeb & Christian Benning, Patrick Stapleton (Audite)
• »Extase« – Works by Debussy, Liszt, Cage, Scriabin, Rachmaninow a.o.. Mario Häring, Clara Andrada de la Calle, Sharon Kam, Josefine Göhmann, Alexandre Castro-Balbi (Berlin Classics)
• »Filigrane« – Works by Boulanger, Laks, Ravel, Debussy, Franck. Adriana von Franqué (Genuin)
• »Lang Lang – Saint Saëns« – Works by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Debussy, Fauré, Delibes a.o.. Lang Lang, Gina Alice, GewandhausO, Andris Nelsons (DG)
• »Shadows of My Ancestors« – Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Saidaminova: The Walls of Ancient Bukhara; Prokofjew: 10 pieces from »Romeo and Julia«. Behzod Abduraimov (Alpha)
• Bartók, Janáček, Syzmanowski: Piano Works. Piotr Anderszewski (Erato)
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (arr. L. Montebugnoli); Haydn, Gluck: Piano Transcriptions. Luca Montebugnoli (Evil Penguin)
• Hamelin: Piano Works. Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion)
• Liszt: Piano Works, Balakirew: Oriental Fantasy. Anna Leyerer (Hänssler)

Jury Keyboard Music II

• »Méditation« – Works by JS Bach, L Couperin, Fischer, Froberger, Fux, Staier. Andreas Staier (Alpha)
• Bach JS: Organ Works. Arnstadt, Brandis, Zschortau. Jörg Halubek (Berlin Classics)
• de Araújo: Organ Works. Rui Fernando Soares (Brilliant)
• Foote: Organ Works. Hans-Dieter Karras (prospekt)
• Reger: Complete Organ Works. Roberto Marini (Brilliant)
• Schmidt: Organ Works Vol. 1 »Royal fanfares«. Andreas Jetter (Ambiente)
• Sherwood: Organ Works. Kevin Bowyer (Sonus Eterna)

Jury Opera I

• Charpentier: David et Jonathas. Clément Debieuvre, David Witczak a.o., Les Pages et le Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, O Les Temps Présents, Olivier Schneebeli (Aparté)
• Charpentier: Médée. Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois a.o., Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (Alpha)
• Donizetti: L’Esule di Roma. Nicola Alaimo, Albina Shagimuratova a.o., Britten Sinfonia, Carlo Rizzi (Opera Rara)
• Handel: Alcina. Magdalena Kožená, Erin Morley a.o., Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (Pentatone)
• Jacquet de La Guerre: Céphale et Procris. Ema Nikolovska, Déborah Cachet a.o., Chœur de Chambre de Namur, a nocte temporis, Reinoud van Mechelen (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
• Kusser: Adonis. Yannick Debus, Ulrike Hofbauer a.o., il Gusto Barocco, Jörg Halubek (cpo)
• Lully: Atys. Reinoud van Mechelen, Marie Lys a.o., Chœur de chambre de Namur, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
• Mademoiselle Duval: Les Génies. Marie Perbost, Florie Valiquette a.o., Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, Camille Delaforge (Château de Versailles Spectacles)

Jury Opera II

• Bertin: Fausto. Karine Deshayes, Karina Gauvin a.o., Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset (Bru Zane)
• Donizetti: L’Esule di Roma. Nicola Alaimo, Albina Shagimuratova a.o., Britten Sinfonia, Carlo Rizzi (Opera Rara)
• Hoffmann & Borchert: Scholl – Die Knospe der Weißen Rose. Alexander Auler, Sandra Leitner, Judith Caspari a.o., Robert Paul (TTMusic)
• Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila. Seokjong Baek, Elīna Garanča a.o., Chor & O Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Regie: Richard Jones (Opus Arte)
• Tschaikowsky: None but the Lonely Heart (staged songs). Olesya Golovneva, Kelsey Lauritano, Andrea Caré, Vladislav Sulimsky a.o., Frankfurter Opern- und MuseumsO, Mariusz Kłubczuk, Nikolai Petersen, Stage Direction: Christof Loy (Naxos)
• Wagner: Parsifal. Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča a.o., Chor & O der Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Jordan (Sony)

Jury Choral Music

• »Bach for five« – JS Bach: Motets and single movements. Calmus Ensemble (Bayer Records)
• »Elements« – Works by Clemens non Papa, Lassus, Byrd, Gesualdo, Brahms, Heucke a.o.. Kölner Vokalsolisten (Genuin)
• »Es rappelt im Salon« – Rivals of Comedian Harmonists. Ensemble Nobiles, Ensembleleipzigersalon, Claus Fischer (Discors)
• »Lost Majesty« – Jeffreys: Sacred Songs and Anthems. Solomon’s Knot (Prospero)
• »Motets from Heinrich Schütz to Fritz Werner«. Kammerchor der Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Morten Schuldt-Jensen (Carus)
• Brumel: Missa Et ecce terrae motus. Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer, Manuel Mota (Glossa)
• Charpentier, Demarest: Te Deum. Jehanne Amzal, Eugénie Lefebvre a.o., Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas (Alpha)
• Puccini: Messa di Gloria, Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri. Soloists, Gaechinger Cantorey, Dresdner Kammerchor, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Hans-Christoph Rademann (Carus)
• Vecchi: Six-voice Motets. Carlo Montalenti, Cappella Musicale Eusebiana, Don Denis Silano (Dynamic)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• »In the Shadows« – Works by Mehul, Beethoven, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Wagner a.o.. Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (Erato)
• »Made in Europe« – Songs by Tosti, Chaminade, Britten, Alma Mahler a.o.. Robin Neck, Doriana Tchakarova (Hänssler)
• »Nachhall« – Schoeck: Orchestral Songs. Olena Tokar, Stephan Genz, Berner SO, Graziella Contratto (Schweizer Fonogramm)
• »Reflet« – Works by Berlioz, Duparc, Koechlin, Debussy, Ravel, Britten. Sandrine Piau, O Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier (Alpha)
• »Richard« – Works by R Strauss & Wagner. Daniel Behle, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic O, Thomas Rösner (Prospero)
• Eisler: Hollywood Songbook. Valerie Eickhoff, Eric Schneider (Ars Produktion)
• Schubert: Winter Journey. Victoire Bunel, Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Romain Louveau (b records)
• Strauss R: Four last Songs (Orchestral & Piano versions). Asmik Grigorian, Markus Hinterhäuser, O Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck (Alpha)

Jury Early Music

• »Les Hautbois à la Chambre du Roi« – Works by Lully, Couperin, Charpentier, Campra, Marais a.o.. Syntagma Amici, Jérémie Papasergio, Elsa Frank (Ricercar)
• »Lost Majesty« – Jeffreys: Sacred Songs and Anthems. Solomon’s Knot (Prospero)
• »Solo« – Works by Ortiz, Baltzar, Biber, JS Bach, Abel. Sigiswald Kuijken (Accent)
• »Soloindue« – Works by Arcadelt, MacHale, Reiter a.o.. Giovanna Baviera (albus fair editions)
• Biber: Violin Sonatas 1681. Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunnar Letzbor (Pan Classics)
• Brumel: Missa Et ecce terrae motus. Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer, Manuel Mota (Glossa)
• Charpentier, Demarest: Te Deum. Jehanne Amzal, Eugénie Lefebvre a.o., Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas (Alpha)
• Corelli, Quentin: Flute Sonatas. Anna Besson, Myriam Rignol, Jean Rondeau (Alpha)
• Fasch: Concertos. il Gardellino (Accent)
• Geminiani: Nine Trio Sonatas (arr. for orchestra). Capriccio BarockO, Dominik Kiefer (Tudor)
• Graun JG, Bach CPE: Viola Concertos. Mathis Rochat, Stephen Waarts, Camerata Schweiz, Howard Griffiths (cpo)
• Lassus: The Alchemist – Magnificats based on polyphonic models, Vol. 1: Madrigals. Magnificat, Philip Cave (Linn)
• Music in the Golden-Age Florence 1250 – 1750. La Morra, Theatro dei Cervelli, Francesco Corti (Ramée)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• Bogacz: Viscera. Ensemble Musikfabrik, Trio Catch, Ensemble Aventure, kollektiv3:6koeln, Nicholas Reed (Wergo)
• Coates: Time Frozen – Works for Chamber Orchestra. Jessica Niles, Tobias Vogelmann, Münchner Kammerorchester, Ilan Volkov (Neos)
• Marlies Debacker, Salim Javaid: Convolution (Impakt)
• Dufourt: Surgir. ensemble recherche, WDR SO, Ensemble Nikel, Remix Ensemble, Yaron Deutsch, Nicolas Hodges (bastille musique)
• Harry Vogt/Martina Seeber (editors): Radio Cologne Sound – Das Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR (Wolke Verlag)
• Wallin: Five Seasons, Stride, Whirld, Spirit. Ida Nielsen, Wu Wei, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Stavanger SO, Andris Poga (Ondine)
• Works for amplified piano(s) – Crumb: Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV) a.o.. Yoshiko Shimizu (Kairos)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• »Gary Bertini – The SWR Recordings«. Radio SO Stuttgart of SWR, Gary Bertini (SWR)
• Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy, from Schubert’s dances (arr. E. Ney) (1942). Elly Ney, Berliner Philharmoniker, Max Fiedler, Alois Melichar (Appian)
• Copland conducts Copland – The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony)
• Edward Power Biggs plays Historic Organs of Europe – Columbia Recordings 1961-1970 (Sony)
• Ernest Ansermet – The Mono Years (Decca)
• Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 5, 7 & 8 (1947-1948 live). BBC SO, Adrian Boult (Pristine Audio)

Jury Crossover Productions

• »Complementarity«. László Fenyö, Dana Barak, Bridges Kammerorchester, Harish Shankar & Bar Avni (Self-published)
• »Mozart’s night train« – Compositions by Ilja Ruf. Trio Clarinoir (GP Arts)
• Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger: Antumbra (Plaist)
• Joaquín Alem: Bachianos (Calygram)
• Adam Baldych & Leszek Mozdzer: Passacaglia (ACT)
• Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje: Touch Of Time (ECM)
• Red Largo: Transmitting (Madame Vega’s Boudoir)

Jury Film Music

• Jerskin Fendrix: Poor Things (Hollywood Records)
• Joby Talbot, Neil Hannon: Wonka. Timothée Chalamet, Joby Talbot, Hugh Grant a.o. (Watertower Music)
• Karl Bartos: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Bureau B)
• The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By). Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Corey Hawkins a.o. (Watertower Music)
• Ulrike Haage: The Eerie World of E.Z. (Blue Pearls)

Jury Music Film

• »Musikerinnen gegen Taliban« (2 parts). Zohra-Orchestra, Ahmad Sarmast, writer & director: Sarah El Younsi & Mandakini Gahlot (Stream, Arte)
• The Greatest Night In Pop. Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen a.o., directed by: Bao Nguyen (Stream, Netflix)

Jury Jazz I

• Abdullah Ibrahim: 3 (Gearbox)
• Christof Sänger Trio: At Iruma Jazzclub (Laika)
• Cornelia Nilsson: Where Do You Go? (Stunt)
• Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable (Blue Note)
• Jim Snidero: For All We Know (Savant)
• Joel Ross: NuBlues (Blue Note)
• Lawrence Fields: To The Surface (Rhythm’n‘Flow)
• Lorenzo Petrocca: My Foolish Heart (Mochermusic)
• My Lena: The Song Is Ended … But The Melody Lingers On (TCB)
• Rainer Böhm Trio: Live At The Bird’s Eye (Enja & Yellowbird)
• Reinhardt Winkler: Drop Me Off (Challenge)
• SWR Big Band & Joe Gallardo: It Is What It Is (Skip)
• Yes! Trio: Spring Sings (Jazz & People)

Jury Jazz II

• Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song (Nonesuch)
• Emile Parisien Quartet: Let Them Cook (ACT)
• James Brandon Lewis Quartet: Transfiguration (Intakt)
• Jan Bang: Reading The Air (Jazzland/Punkt Editions)
• John Surman: Words Unspoken (ECM)
• Michael Wollny, Joachim Kühn: Duo (ACT)
• Nitai Hershkovits: Call On The Old Wise (ECM)
• Riley Mulherkar: Riley (Westerlies)
• Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey: Compassion (ECM)

Jury World Music

• Aziza Brahim: Mawja (Glitterbeat)
• Brotha Lok: Tru Lai – Flèches Contre Balles (Saigon Supersound)
• Fifidroki: Figura Dziks (Gustaff Records)
• Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars: Chronika (Borscht Beat)
• Javier Ruibal: Saturno Cabaret (Karonte)
• Lina: Fado Camões (Galileo)
• Luizga & Edgar Valente: Aie (Ajabu!)
• Maria Mazzotta: Onde (Zero Nove Nove)
• Tiken Jah Fakoly: Acoustic (Chapter Two)
• Traktorkestar: Möwe auf Tuba, schwimmend (Trakton)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• A.G.A. Trio: Wind Of Araxes (World Music Network/Riverboat)
• Aga Khan Master Musicians: Nowruz (Smithsonian Folkways)
• Corrado Corradi, Rachele Colombo, Roberto Tombesi: Passeggeri (Visage)
• Gruberich: 10 Years of Gruberich (Jazz on Vinyl)
• Lina: Fado Camões (Galileo)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Barbara Morgenstern: In anderem Licht (Staatsakt)
• Bernies Autobahn Band: Schöne Grüße (Conträr Musik)
• Brigade Futur III: Ein bisschen Zeit haben wir ja noch (WhyPlayJazz)
• Enno Bunger: Der beste Verlierer (Ennorm)
• Heike Mildner: doppelt gewendet (Verlag Drei Wege)
• Merle: Tiger*innen (Silberblick)
• Olli Schulz: Vom Rand der Zeit (Runde Hunde)
• Stoppok: Teufelsküche (Glitterhouse)
• Volkwin Müller & Uli Kringler: Live im Kulturhaus (Fuego)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• »From a Forest to a Fiddle«. Zoë Conway, John Mc Intyre, RTE Concert O, Stephen Bell (Self-published)
• Akleja: Im Verborgenen (Self-published)
• Eva Väljaots & Robbie Sherratt: Skylark (Self-published)
• Lauren Collier: Uddevalla (Self-published)
• Leonard Barry: Littoral (Self-published)
• Peter M. Uhrbrand, Sonnich Lydom, Seamus Cahill: Sik og Sejs (GO! Danish Folk Music)
• Rant: Spin (Make Believe)
• Stereo Naked: Upside down (Self-published)

Jury Pop

• Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru: Souvenirs (Mississippi)
• Everything Everything: Mountainhead (BMG)
• Kid Kudi: Insano (Republic)
• Kim Petras: Slut Pop Miami (Amigo)
• Kreidler: Twists – A Visitor Arrives (Bureau B)
• MGMT: Loss of Life (Mom + Pop)
• The Smile: Wall of Eyes (XL)
• Vera Sola: Peacemaker (City Slang)

Jury Rock

• Another Sky: Beach Day (Virgin Music/Fiction)
• Bill Ryder-Jones: Iechyd Da (Domino)
• Idles: Tangk (Partisan)
• JJ Grey & Mofro: Olustee (Alligator)
• John J. Presley: Chaos & Calypso (God Unknown)
• Marika Hackman: Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
• Mitch Ryder: The Roof Is On Fire (Ruf)
• Neil Young: Before + After (Reprise)
• Red Largo: Transmitting (Madame Vega’s Boudoir)
• Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope (Loma Vista)
• The Smile: Wall of Eyes (XL)
• Ty Segall: Three Bells (Drag City)
• Vera Sola: Peacemaker (City Slang)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• Borknagar: Fall (Century Media)
• Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project (BMG)
• Chapel Of Disease: Echoes Of Light (Ván)
• Hiraes: Dormant (Napalm)
• Madder Mortem: Old Eyes, New Heart (Dark Essence)
• Magnum: Here Comes The Rain (Steamhammer)
• Showdown: Mega Colossus (Cruz Del Sur Music)
• Stygian Crown: Funeral For A King (Cruz Del Sur Music)
• The Obsessed: Gilded Sorrow (Ripple)
• Vemod: The Deepening (Prophecy Productions)

Jury Alternative

• Idles: Tangk (Partisan)
• Ja, Panik: Don’t Play With The Rich Kids (Bureau B)
• Klez.E: Erregung (Windig)
• Marika Hackman: Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
• MGMT: Loss of Life (Mom + Pop)
• Oum Shatt: Opt Out (Wandy Y.)
• Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope (Concord)
• Torres: What an Enormous Room (Merge)

Jury Club and Dance

• Chewlie: Transforming Matter (Yuku)
• Donato Dozzy: Magda (Spazio Disponibile)
• Jewelssea: Dwelling (Self-published)
• Johannes Albert: Disco House Classics (Frank Music / FMDisco)
• Kreidler: Twists – A Visitor Arrives (Bureau B)
• Lost Souls of Saturn: Reality (Holoverse Research Labs)
• Paranoid London: Arseholes, Liars and Electronic Pioneers (Paranoid London Records)
• Patrick Holland: Infra (Self-published)
• Seven Davis Jr.: Stranger Than Fiction (Secret Angels)
• Shed: The 030-Files (TFE)
• Shygirl: Club Shy (Because Music Ltd)
• No Tears in the Backroom Vol. 2. Xols, Micropaper, DJ City a.o. (Polari)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Aviva Endean & Henrik Olsson: Split Series Vol. 2 (Frim Records)
• Ben Lumsdaine: Murmuration Without End (International Anthem)
• Bersarin Quartett: Systeme (Denovali)
• C.A.R.: Gästeliste (Bimba)
• Jan Bang: Reading The Air (Jazzland/Punkt Editions)
• Laryssa Kim: Contezza (City Tracks)
• Maria W Horn: Panoptikon (Xkatedral)
• Rafael Toral: Spectral Evolution (Moikai)
• Red Largo: Transmitting (Madame Vega’s Boudoir)
• Rosa Anschütz: Interior (Klangbad)
• Montalti: The Smell Of Blue Electricity. Blow Up Percussion, Vittorio Montalti (Col legno)

Jury Blues

• Carola Thieme: November Days (world of audio)
• Danielle Nicole: The Love You Bleed (Forty Below Records)
• Gregor Hilden Organ Trio: New Boogaloo (Acoustic Music)
• JJ Grey & Mofro: Olustee (Alligator)
• Michael van Merwyk, Bad Temper Joe: Songs’n‘Slide (Timezone)
• Mitch Ryder: The Roof Is On Fire (Ruf)
• Timo Gross: Black Dawg Bone (Grand Cru)

Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop

• Jahari Massamba Unit: YHWH is Love (Law Of Rhythm)
• Jason Derulo: Nu King (Atlantic)
• Keyon Harrold: Foreverland (Concord)
• Little Simz: Drop 7 (Forever Living Originals)
• Principles Of Joy: It’s Soul That Counts (Q-Sounds)
• Sy Smith: Until We Meet Again (The Foreign Exchange Music)
• Usher: Coming Home (Mega/Gamma)
• The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By). Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Corey Hawkins a.o. (Watertower Music)

Jury Verbal Art

• Hannah Wiemer: Sounds of Stabi. Cathlen Gawlich, Julian Mehne (speak low)
• Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Andreas. Karl Markovics, Tilman Tuppy a.o., music: Orlando Bass, Adam Woodward, direction: Ulrich Lampen (Stream, SWR/ORF)
• Iris Wolff: Lichtungen. Marek Harloff (Der Audio Verlag)
• Jürgen Becker: Erzählen, wie es weitergeht. Martin Brambach, Anja Lais, Christian Redl a.o., music: Gregor Schwellenbach, direction: Matthias Kapohl (Stream, DLF)
• Marco Blaauw: Global Breath – Trumpet sounds around the world. Composition & realization: Marco Blaauw (Stream, SWR)
• Margaret Atwood/Douglas Preston (Editors): Vierzehn Tage. Simone Kabst (Osterwold audio)
• Mark Kanak: Atmung. Blixa Bargeld, Hanna Rollmann (belleville)
• Maxi Obexer: Im Auge des Sturms – Das Kapitol am 6. Januar 2021. Sabrina Ceesay, Claudius Steffens, Victoria Trauttmansdorff a.o., direction: Gerrit Booms (Stream, WDR)
• Maxim Znak: Zekamerone. Geschichten aus dem Gefängnis. Bjarne Mädel (speak low)
• Michael Köhlmeier: Das Philosophenschiff. Author reading (der Hörverlag)
• Natascha Wodin: Der Fluss und das Meer. Erzählungen. Martina Gedeck (Argon)
• Uwe Wittstock: Marseille 1940. Die große Flucht der Literatur. Julian Mehne (Der Audio Verlag)
• Werner Herzog: Die Zukunft der Wahrheit. Author reading (tacheles!)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Andreas König: Hase Hibiskus. Vier möhrenstarke Abenteuer. Thomas Nicolai (Der Audio Verlag)
• Christine Schulz-Reiss: Frida Kahlo. Julia Nachtmann (Hörcompany)
• Jan Haft: Meine Wiese – Entdecke eine wunderbare Welt. Scenic author reading (der Hörverlag)
• Karen Köhler: Himmelwärts. Author reading (der Diwan Hörbuchverlag)
• Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Gras unter meinen Füßen. Birte Schnöink (Hörcompany)
• Klaus-Peter Wolf: Echt jetzt? Felix und das wahre Leben. Hanno Koffler (Argon)
• NeoBarock: Prinzessin Fasola und die Muskeltiere. A musical adventure with works by Biber, Schmelzer, Couperin. Maren Ries, Jolanda Steiner, NeoBarock (Ambitus)
• Selma Noort: Das kleine Haus am Fluss. Sascha Icks (Der Audio Verlag)
• Tanya Lieske: Wir sind die Welt-Klasse! Nicolás Artajo, Paulina Griebel a.o. (Der Audio Verlag)
• Tijan Sila & Lena Schneider: Lila Leuchtfeuer. Geh nicht nach Nimmeruh! Birte Schnöink (Der Audio Verlag)