Long List 3/2017

Published: 22nd June 2017
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third longlist of 2017. The currently 158 jurors have nominated a total of 288 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2017 will be published on the 15th of August.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

• Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé. Les Siècles, Roth (harmonia mundi)
• Sibelius: Symphonies 1 & 6. BBC NO of Wales, Søndergård (Linn)
• F Schmidt: Symphony 2. Beethoven O Bonn, Blunier (MDG)
• Mendelssohn: Symphony 5. Irish Chamber O, Widmann (Orfeo)
• Bruckner: Symphony 4. StaatsK Dresden, Thielemann (Hänssler Classic)
• Schostakowitsch etc.: Kammersymphonie etc. StaatsK Dresden, Jurowski (Berlin Classics)
• Mussorgsky etc.: Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge etc. Gürzenich O, Kitajenko (Oehms Classics)
• Bruckner etc.: Symphony 3 etc. GewandhausO, Nelsons (DG)
• Elgar: Symphony 1 etc. BBC SO etc., Gardner (Chandos)
• Ben-Haim: Symphony 2 etc. NDR Radiophil, Yinon (cpo)

Jury Concertos

• Medtner etc.: Piano Concerto 2 etc. Hamelin, London PhilO, Jurowski (Hyperion)
• Brahms: Violin Concerto etc. Gluzman etc., SO Luzern, Gaffigan (BIS)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 24. Pennetier, Radio PhilO Frankreich, Poppen (Mirare)
• Chopin: Piano Concertos. Lisiecki, NDR Elbphil, Urbanski (DG)
• Mozart etc.: Piano Concerto 23 etc. Sokolov, Mahler CO etc., Pinnock etc. (DG)
• Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto 3 etc. Descharmes, Malmö SO, Soustrot (Naxos)
• Dean etc.: Dramatis personae etc. Hardenberger, Gothenburg SO, Storgårds (BIS)

Jury Chamber Music

• Rihm: Geste zu Vedova etc. Minguet Quartett, Maintz (Wergo)
• Franck etc.: Violin Sonata etc. Faust, Melnikov, Salagon Quartet (harmonia mundi)
• Grieg: String Quartets 1 & 2. Meccore String Quartet (MDG)
• Schostakowitsch: Préludes op.34, Piano Quintet. Lifits, Szymanowski Quartet. (Decca)
• »Schabernack«. Les Passions de l’âme, Lüthi (dhm)
• Enescu, Fauré: Piano Quartets. Mariani Piano Quartet (GWK)
• Martinů: Piano Trios 1-3. Trio Martinů (Musicaphon)
• Seiber: Serenade for Wind Sextet etc. Herold, Sun etc. (CAvi)

Jury Piano Music

• Chopin: Recital Vol.3. Fialkowska (Atma)
• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas. Geniet (Mirare)
• Fauré: Nocturnes etc. Dalberto (Aperto)
• Scriabin: Piano Sonatas etc. Gil (bastille musique)
• Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Works. Prosseda, Ammara (Decca)
• Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas. Ullrich, Hladek (Tacet)
• Brahms: Intermezzi, Klavierstücke. Volodos (Sony)
• Schostakowitsch: Préludes op.34, Piano Quintet. Lifits, Szymanowski Quartet. (Decca)
• Schubert: Duos. Staier, Melnikov (harmonia mundi)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

• JM Bach & JC Bach: Complete Organ Works. Molardi (Brilliant)
• Barrière, de Bury: Sonatas & Suites. Quintavalle (Brilliant)
• Reger: Organ Works Vol.4. Weinberger (cpo)
• Ropartz: Complete Organ Works. Eichenlaub (Aeolus)
• »Il Cembalo di Partenope«. Vicens (Carpe Diem Records)
• Van Oevering: Suites. Van Asperen (Aelous)
• Puccini: Organ Works. Tamminga (Passacaille)
• »Orgeln auf Mallorca«. Schmeding (Cybele)
• Rust: 12 Sonatas. Wjuniski (Querstand)

Jury Opera I

• Händel: Il trionfo del tempo. Devieilhe, Fagioli etc., Concerto d’Astrée, Haïm (Erato)
• Lully: Armide. Henry, Chappuis etc., Talents Lyriques, Rousset (Aparté)
• »Stravaganza d’Amore!«. Works by Allegri etc. Pygmalion, Pichon (harmonia mundi)

Jury Opera II

• Martinů: Die griechische Passion. Zelinka, Witzurke etc., PhilO Graz, Kaftan (Oehms)
• Pfitzner: Rose vom Liebesgarten. Caves, Kindschuh etc., RSchumannPhil, Beermann (cpo)
• Saint-Saëns: Proserpine. Gens, Henry etc., RSO München, Schirmer (Ediciones Singulares)
• Schönberg: Moses und Aron: Mayer, Spence etc., O Opéra National de Paris, Jordan (belAir)
• Floyd: Susannah. Webb, Wichael etc., Petersburg O, Sforzini (Naxos)
• Hosokawa: Stilles Meer. Elmark, Mehta etc. Phil StaatsO Hamburg, Nagano (Euro Arts)

Jury Choral Music

• Bergman: Choral Works 1936-2000. Helsinki Chamber Choir, Schweckendiek (BIS)
• Mendelssohn: Lieder im Freien zu singen. Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bernius (Carus)
• Zelenka: Psalmi Vespertini II. Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque Soloists, Viktora (Nibiru)
• »Before The Ending Of The Day«. Works by Briggs etc. The Exon Singers, Wilberforce (Rubicon)
• Mansurian: Requiem. RIAS Kammerchor, Münchner KammerO, Liebreich (ECM)
• Kayser: Magnificat etc. Pomranz etc., Orpheus Vokalensemble, Ars Antiqua Austria, Essl (Carus)
• Desprez etc.: Missa Pange Lingua, etc. Choir Clare College Cambridge, Ross (harmonia mundi)
• Barber, Thompson: The Lovers etc. Landesjugendchor Sachsen etc. Häßler (Rondeau)
• JS Bach: Missa Brevis BWV 236, etc. Mields etc. Gaechinger Cantorey, Rademann (Carus)

Jury Early Music

• Hammerschmidt: Chor-Musik auff Madrigal-Manier. Polyharmonique, Schneider (Querstand)
• Guyot: Te Deum Laudamus etc. Wey, Denys etc. Cinquecento, Renaissance Vokal (Hyperion)
• Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale. The Sixteen, Christophers (Coro)
• Telemann : Concerti per molti stromenti. AkAMus (harmonia mundi)
• Marais: Premier Livre des Pièces de Viole. Joubert-Caillet, Ensemble L’Achéron (Ricercar)
• Zelenka: Sonatas. Collegium 1704, Luks (Accent)
• Monteverdi: Marienvesper. La Compagnia del Madrigals, Maletto (Glossa)
• »The Italian Job«. Concertos by Caldara, Corelli etc. La Serenissima, Chandler (Avie Records)
• JS Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge. Ensemble L’Arte della Fuga (Oehms Classics)
• Händel etc.: Deutsche Arien. Spengler, Voß, Ensemble ContraPunct_us (Klanglogo)
• JS Bach: Messe h-moll. Doyle, Mertens etc., O & Chor Bach-Stiftung St Gallen O, Lutz (JSB)
• »Stravaganza d’Amore!«. Works by Allegri etc. Pygmalion, Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• »Passaggio«. Sonatas by Schmelzer, Muffat etc. Kallweit, Colell (Alpha)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• Schubert: Arias & Ouvertures. Behle, L’Orfeo BarockO, Gaigg (dhm)
• Meyerbeer: Opera Arias. Damrau, O & Chor Nationaloper Lyon, Villaume (Erato)
• »Heimat«. Lieder by Schubert, Reger, Wolf etc. Appl, Baillieu (Sony)
• »Der Klang des Denkers«. Nietzsche-Lieder. Schöne, Eggert (bremen radiohall records)
• »Parfum«. Lieder by Ravel, Duparc etc. Karg, Bamberger Symph, Afkham (Berlin Classics)
• Hindemith: Marienleben. Harnisch, Schulze (Naxos)
• Eisler: Lieder Vol.1. Falk, Schleiermacher (MDG)
• JS Bach: Cantatas for Soprano. Sampson, Freiburger BarockO, Müllejans (harmonia mundi)
• Graun: Opera Arias. Lezhneva, Concerto Köln, Antonenko (Decca)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• »Christian Ferras — Milestones Of A Legend« (Documents)
• »Wilhelm Backhaus plays Beethoven« (Documents)
• Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Nilsson, Ludwig etc., Bayreuther Festspiel O, Böhm (DG)
• »Johan Botha – Live Recordings 1997-2014« (Orfeo)
• Beethoven: Symphonies. Gewandhaus O, Konwitschny (Berlin Classics)
• »Erick Friedman: The Complete Album Collection« (RCA)
• »Dinu Lipatti — 100th Anniversary Collection« (Profil)
• »Arthur Grumiaux — Milestones Of A Legend« (Documents)
• »Karl Böhm — The Early Years« (Warner Classics)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• »Harmony«. Works by Marc Sabat. Jack Quartet (Another Timbre/Plainsound)
• Djordjević: Chamber Music. Veale, Anzellotti etc., Ensemble musikFabrik etc. (Wergo)
• Czernowin: Wintersongs. Gavett, Wessel, International Contemporary Ensemble, Schick (Kairos)
• Rosenberger: Shift, Reshift, Modules etc. wasteLAnd, Rage Thormbones (HatHut)
• Mansurian: Requiem. RIAS Kammerchor, Münchner KammerO, Liebreich (ECM)
• Rihm: Geste zu Vedova etc. Minguet Quartett, Maintz (Wergo)

Jury Film Music

• Eisler: Hangman also die, Grapes of Wrath etc. RSO Berlin, Kalitzke (Capriccio)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Awesome Mix Vol.2 (Marvel/Hollywood)
• Williams & Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection (Sony)
• Hetzel: Sage Femme. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Curiosa)
• Pemberton: King Arthur – Legend of the Sword. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

• T Mann: Tonio Kröger. Milberg, Berger etc. (Der Hörverlag)
• Benjamin: Deutsche Menschen – eine Folge von Briefen. Brückner (Parlando)
• Lewis: Das ist bei uns nicht möglich. Arnold (Argon)
• Kafka: Das Schloss. Buhlert, Striesow, Harfouch (Der Hörverlag)
• Schnitzler: Später Ruhm. Peschina, Krewer, Rotschopf etc. (Speaklow)
• Fitzgerald: Für dich würde ich sterben. Lechtenbrink (Hoffmann & Campe)
• Rilke: Projekt I – IV. Adorf, Sukowa, Ustinov etc. (Lübbe Audio)
• »Es ist schon ein selbstmörderisches Gewerbe«. Gödden, Bender, Thieme etc. (Aisthesis)
• Heller: Uhren gibt es nicht mehr – Gespräche mit meiner Mutter. Heller, Orth etc. (Lübbe Audio)
• WG Sebald: Austerlitz. Krüger (Der Hörverlag)

Jury Rock

• Daniel Romano: Modern Pressure (New West Records)
• Jade Jackson: Gilded (Anti-)
• John Mellencamp: Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (Republic Records)
• Thurston Moore: Rock N Roll Consciousness (Caroline)
• Gothic Tropic: Fast Or Feast (Old Flame)
• Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution (Parlophone)
• Feist: Pleausre (Polydor)
• Kraftklub: Keine Nacht für Niemand (Vertigo)
• Die Regierung: Raus (Staatsakt)
• Roger Waters: Is This The Life We Really Want? (Columbia)
• Ray Davies: Americana (Legacy)
• Benjamin Booker: Witness (Beggars Banquet)
• The Jesus And Mary Chain: Damage And Joy (Artifical Plastic Records)
• Spoon: Hot Thoughts (Matador)

Jury Pop

• Gorillaz: Humanz (Columbia)
• Perfume Genius: No Shape (Matador)
• Glashaus: Kraft (Columbia)
• Slowdive: Slowdive (Dead Oceans)
• !!!:: Shake The Suhdder (WARP)
• Love A: Nichts ist neu (Rookie Records)
• Spoon: Hot Thoughts (Matador)

Jury Alternative

• mESMO: The Same Inside (Staatsakt)
• Saint Etienne: Home Counties (Heavenly)
• Perfume Genius: No Shape (Matador)
• Feist: Pleasure (Polydor)
• Colin Stetson: All This I Do For Glory (52 HZ)
• Hauschka: What If (City Slang)
• Spoon: Hot Thoughts (Matador)
• Alt-J: Relaxer (Infectuos)
• Juana Molina: Halo (Crammed Discs)
• Sophia Kennedy: Sophia Kennedy (Pampa)
• Timber Timbre: Sincerely, Future Pollution (City Slang)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Die Grenzgänger: Brot & Rosen (Müller-Lüdenscheidt-Verlag)
• Fred Ape: Flaschenpost (RuhrFolk)
• Molden, Resetarits, Soyka & Wirth: Yeah (Monkey)
• Duo Handinhand: Lust auf Genuss (Hey! Blau Records)
• Iko Andrae: Beim letzten Mal, als ich hier war (Fuego)
• Chaplin: Wenn uns morgen keiner weckt (Tapete Records)
• Le-Thanh Ho: Staub (Focus)
• Markus Sommer: Nimm es mit (AHUGA!)
• Rainald Grebe: Das Elfenbeinkonzert (Versöhnungsrecords)
• Köster & Hocker: A’s Kla? (Gmo)
• Caro Kiste Kontrabass: Fahrlässige Poesie (DMG)

Jury Folk u. Singer/Songwriter

• Doggerland: No Sadness Of Farewell (Westpark)
• Die Grenzgänger: Brot & Rosen (Müller-Lüdenscheidt-Verlag)
• Tim Grimm And The Family Band: A Stranger In This Time (Cavalier Recordings)
• Lightnin’ Wells: O Lightnin’ Where Art Thou? (Blind Lemon Records)
• Kata: Tívils Døtur (Nordic Notes)
• Quadro Nuevo: Cairo Steps – Flying Carpet (GLM)
• Absinto Orkestra: Leeheim Live 2016 (recordJet)
• Gisela João: Nua (Flowfish)
• Martin Kolbe & Ralf Illenberger: Essentials (Timezone)
• Folk’avant: Gryningsland (Nordic Notes)
• Caro Kiste Kontrabass: Fahrlässige Poesi (DMG)
• Maija Kauhanen: Raivopyörä (Nordic Notes)
• The Henry Girls: Far Beyond The Stars (Beste Unterhaltung)
• Wimme & Rinne: Human (Westpark)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Maria Aranda: Sefarad – en el corazón de Marruecos (SGAE)
• Michael Oppitz: Schmanen im Blinden Land (Arthaus)

Jury World Music

• Oumou Sangaré: Mogoya (No Format)
• Tamikrest: Kidal (Glitterbeat)
• République Amazone: Les Amazones d’Afrique (Realworld)
• Quadro Nuevo & Cairo Steps: Flying Carpet (GLM)
• Carmen Souza: Creology (Galileo)
• Clarinet Factory: Meadows (Homerecords)
• La Mambanegra: El callegüeso y su mala Maña (Moviemientos)
• Haïdouti Orkestar: Babel Connexion (Tchekchouka)
• Mokoomba: Luyando (Outhere)
• Gisela João: Nua (Flow Fisch)
• Juana Molina: Halo (Crammed Discs)
• Arto Lindsay: Cuidado Madame (Ponderosa Music&Art)
• Mosalini Teruggi Cuarteto: Chamuyo (Aparte)

Jury Jazz l

• Harry Sokal: I Remember Art (Alessa Records)
• Judy Niemack: Listening To You (Sunnyside)
• Dizzy Gillespie Quartet: At Onkel Pö’s Carnegie Hall, Hamburg 1978 (Jazzline)
• Chet Baker: At Onkel Pö’s Carnegie Hall, Hamburg 1979 (Jazzline)
• Richie Beirach & Gregor Huebner: Live At Birdland New York (ACT)
• Jochen Feucht Trio: Light Play (Mochermusic)
• Benny Green: Happiness! (Sunnyside)
• Patrick Manzecchi: Rectilinear (Element 113)
• The Tubby Hayes Quintet: Modes And Blues, Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Gearbox)
• Ron Carter Golden Striker: Live At Theaterstübchen, Kassel 2016 (In+Out)
• Louis Hayes: Serenade For Horace (Blue Note)
• Till Martin Trio: Knit For Elly (Unit Records)
• Daniel Weltlinger: Samoreau – A Tribute Of The Fans Of Django Reinhardt (DMG)

Jury Jazz ll

• Christian Lillinger, etc.: We Know Not What We Do (Intakt Records)
• Philipp Gropper’s Philm: Sun Ship (WhyPlayJazz)
• Webers Hebel: Hebelwirkung (JazzHausMusik)
• Underkarl: Timetunnel 25 (Rent A Dog)
• Arve Henriksen: Towards Language (Rune Grammofon)
• Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan: Small Town (ECM)
• Anne Mette Iversen: Ternion Quartet (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
• Yelena Eckemoff Quintet: Blooming Tall Phlox (L&H Production)
• Avishai Cohen: Cross My Palm With Silver (ECM)
• Louis Hayes: Serenade For Horace (Blue Note)
• Oded Tzur: Translator’s Note (yellowbird)

Jury Blues

• Tai Mahal & Keb’ Mo’: TajMo (Concord Records)
• Hendrik Fleischlader: Blues For Gary (Cable Car Records)
• Trombone Shorty: Parking Lot Symphony (Blue Note)
• Robert Cray: Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm (Megaforce)
• Kai Strauss etc.: Getting Personal (Continental Blue Heaven)
• Bayou Side: Unbound (Three Saints Records)
• Chris Kramer & Beatbox ’N’ Blues: On The Way To Memphis (Blow Till Mindnight Records)
• Ludwig Seuss: Ludwig Seuss And The Boogie Men (Solid Pack Records)
• Eric Bibb etc.: Migration Blues (Dixie Frog)
• Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter: Right Place, Right Time (Delta Groove)

Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop

• Kendrick Lamar: Damn. (Interscope)
• Ho99o9: United States Of Ho99o9 (Caroline)
• Lil Yachty: Teenage Emotion (Capitol)
• Mali Music: The Transition Of Mali (RCA)
• Glaushaus: Kraft (Columbia)
• Mary J Blige: Strength Of A Woman (Capitol)
• Nick Hakim: Green Twins (ATO)
• Moonchild: Voyager (Tru Thoughts)
• Lord Echo: Harmonies (Soundway)
• Söhne Mannheims: MannHeim (Söhne Mannheims)
• Rick Ross: Rather You Than Me (Epic)
• Pat Appleton: A Higher Desire (Edel:)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Pannen: Mach die Biege, Fliege! Wawrczeck, Großmann, etc. (Headroom)
• Gutenberg: Der Siegeszug des Buches. Engeln, Winzen, etc. (Headroom)
• Williams: Kicker im Kleid. Milberg (Argon Hörbuch)
• »Wir Kinder vom Kleistpark«. Marx, Tröndle, etc. (fünfton)
• »Die GÄNG«. Peng, Strange, etc. (Oetinger Audio)
• Pennypacker: Mein Freund Pax. Weigelt (Argon Audio)
• Reinhardt: Der Kaugummigraf. Sachtleben, Danisch, etc. (Silberfisch)
• Funke: Das Monster vom blauen Planeten. Funke (Der Audio Verlag)
• Till: Luzifer Junior. Zu gut für die Hölle. Herbst (Der Audio Verlag)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

• »Gloria in Excelsis Deo«. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki. (BIS)
• »The Labèque Way«. Cábez, Berliner Philh, Rattle (EuroArts)
• Händel: Messiah. Herfurtner, Schade, Salzburger Bachchor, Dubrovsky etc. (Naxos)
• »Sacred Cantatas«. Works by JS Bach & Telemann. Jaroussky etc. (EuroArts)
• Beethoven: Symphony 5 etc. Faust, Helmchen etc. GewandhausO, Blomstedt (Accentus)
• »Pilar Lorengar – Voice & Mystery«. Mendiz (Arthaus)
• » Maximum Reger«. Buttmann, Becker, Meister etc. (Fugue State Films)
• Brahms: The Complete Symphonies. ElbphilharmonieO, Hengelbrock (C-Major)

Jury Popular Music on DVD

• »Kraftwerk 3 D«. Der Katalog, deutsche Version. Klingklang Musikfilm (Parlaphone)
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time With Feeling. Dominik (Bad Seed)

Jury Crossover Productions

• Carola Gampe: shadow + light. a vocal embrace (Eigenverlag)
• Pirchner: Piano Trios 1-3. Eggner Trio (Gramola)
• Indira Quartet: do (dml-records)
• Carlos Bica & Azul: More Than This (Clean Feed)
• Quercus: Nightfall (ECM)
• Masaa: Outspoken (Traumton)
• Mario Batkovic: Mario Batkovic (Invada Records)
• Louis Sclavis: Asian Fields Variations (ECM)
• » Monteverdi in the Spirit of Jazz«. Fresu, Galliano, Lundgren etc. (Act)
• Großmütterchen Hatz & Klok: Salon Oskar (Eiffelbaum Records)
• »Strings & Bass«. Willeitner, Dickbauer, Bartolomey, Breinschmid (Gramola)
• Tigran Hamasyan: An Ancient Observer (Nonesuch)
• »Eternal Stories«. Quatuor Èbéne, Portal, Héry, Tribolet (Erato)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• Memoriam: For The Fallen (Nuclear Blast)
• Mastodon: Emperor Of Sand (Reprise)
• While She Sleeps: You Are We (Arising Empire)
• Tankard: One Foot In The Grave (Nuclear Blast)
• Avatarium: Hurricanes And Halos (Nuclear Blast)
• Night Demon: Darkness Remains (Steamhammer)
• The Ruins Of Beverast: Exuvia (Van Records)
• Völur: Ancestors (Prophecy)
• The Night Flight Orchestra: Amber Galactic (Nuclear Blast)

Jury Club and Dance

• GAS: Narkopop (Kompakt)
• Joe Goddard: Electric Lines (Domino)
• Felix Krone: Die Kunst zu Verschwinden (Hidden Hawaii)
• Actress: AZD (Ninja Tune)
• Ikonika: Distractions (Hyperdub)
• Octa Octa: Where Are We Going? (Honey Soundsystem)
• Shed: The Final Experiment (Monkeytown)
• T. Raumschmiere: Heimat (Kompakt)
• DJ Hell: Zukunftsmusik (International Deejay Gigolo)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Dauwd: Theory Of Colors (Technicolour)
• Perera Elsewhere: All Of This (Friends Of Friends)
• Joni Void: Selfless (Constellation)
• Arca: Arca (Xl)
• The Caretaker: Everywhere At The End Of Time, Stage 2 (History Always Favours The Winners)
• GAS: Narkopop (Kompakt)
• Pilocka Krach: Sugar Cane & The Lost Amigos (Greatest Hits International)
• Sneaks: It’s A Myth (Merge)