Long List 3/2018
Published: 28th June 2018
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third longlist of 2018. The currently 157 jurors have nominated a total of 260 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2018 will be published on the 14th of August.
Long List
Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music
- Bruckner & Wagner: Symphony 7; Siegfrieds Tod. GewandhausO, Nelsons (DG)
- Bruckner: Symphony 8. Symphonieorchester des BR, Jansons (BR Klassik)
- Elgar: Short Orchestral Works. BBC Concerto O, Lloyd-Jones (Dutton)
- Mahler: Symphony 5. Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Fischer (CAvi)
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony 2. Richter, Dierkes, NDR Radiophil etc., Manze (Pentatone)
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy & Widmann: Symphony 3 etc. Irish Chamber O, Widmann (Orfeo)
- Schubert: Symphony C-Major D 944. O KlangVerwaltung, zu Guttenberg (Farao)
- R Strauss: Macbeth, Don Juan, Tod and Verklärung etc. Staatskapelle Weimar, Karabits (audite)
Jury Concertos
- CPE Bach: Cello Concertos. Queyras, Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi (harmonia mundi)
- Bartók: Violin Concertos 1 & 2. Tetzlaff, Finnish Radio Symphony O, Lintu (Ondine)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 & 4. Vogt, Royal Northern Sinfonia (Ondine)
- Khatchaturian & Penderecki: Cello Concertos. Siranossian, Sinfonia Varsovia, Klocek (claves)
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto etc. Neudauer, Kirschnereit, SwdKammerO, Handschuh (cpo)
- Mysliveček: Violin Concertos. Schayegh, Collegium 1704, Luks (Accent)
- Schumann: Cello Concerto op. 129 etc. Schwabe, Rimmer, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Vogt (Naxos)
- Sibelius, Strawinsky & Pei: Violin Concertos etc. Wang, Philharmonia O, Th Sanderling (accentus)
Jury Chamber Music
- Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets. Jerusalem Q (harmonia mundi)
- Dutilleux & Glass: String Quartets. Alma Quartet (Gutman)
- Fauré, Ravel & Tailleferre: Piano Trios. Trio Karénine (Mirare)
- »Intermezzo«. Works by Schumann, Reimann etc. Richter, Schumann Quartett (Berlin Classics)
- Schubert: Octet D 803 etc. Faust, Schreiber, Waskiewicz, von der Goltz etc. (harmonia mundi)
- »Solitude«. Works by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Weinberg etc. Dudok Kwartet (Resonus)
- »Solo«. Works for Solo Flute by Telemann, Nielsen, Varèse, Berio etc. Pahud (Warner)
Jury Piano Music
- »Bach Gulda Clavichord«. The Mono Tapes. Gulda. (Berlin Classics)
- »Clair de Lune«. Works by Debussy, Fauré & Ravel. Pressler (DG)
- »Ecoutez!« Works by Debussy, Cage & Takemitsu. Arnold (Avi-Music)
- Gounod: Piano Works. Prosseda, Pompili (Decca)
- Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I. Piemontesi (Orfeo)
- Lourié: 5 Préludes fragiles op. 1, 2 Estampes op. 2, Petite Suite F-Major etc. Erny (Ars Produktion)
- Messiaen: Catalogue d’Oiseaux. Aimard (Pentatone)
- Prokofjew: 12 Pieces from »Romeo and Julia« op. 64 etc. Argerich, Babayan (DG)
Jury Harpsichord and Organ
- »Bach Gulda Clavichord«. The Mono Tapes. Gulda (Berlin Classics)
- JS Bach: Partitas. van Delft (Resonus)
- »confluences«. Works by Wagner, Bruckner, Liszt etc. Clement (Aeolus)
- »Continuum«. Works by Scarlatti & Ligeti. Taylor (Alpha/Online)
- Dandrieu: Pièces de Caractère. Mankar-Bennis (Encelade)
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Organ Music. Havinga (Brilliant)
- Musik aus der Kathedrale St. Gallen – Vol. IV. Guggenmos (TYXart)
- »One Byrde in Hande«. Works by William Byrd. Egarr (Outhere)
Jury Opera I
- Caccini: La Liberazione di Ruggiero. Riener etc. Huelgas Ens, van Nevel (dhm)
- Rameau: Naïs. Santon-Jeffery, van Mechelen etc. Purcell Choir, Orfeo O, Vashegyi (Glossa)
- Mozart: Così fan tutte. Kränzle etc. Royal Opera House Ch & O, Bychkov, Gloger (Opus Arte)
- Händel: Arminio. Cencic, Snouffer, Sancho etc. Armonia Atenea, Petrou, Cencic (CMajor)
Jury Opera II
- Bedford: Through his Teeth. Thronhill, Kilic etc. Holst-Sinfonietta, Simon (Bastille musique)
- Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini. Osborn, Naouri etc. Rotterdam Phil O, Elder, Gilliam (Naxos DVD)
- Flotow: Martha. Bengtsson, Magiera etc. Frankfurter Opern- and MuseumsO, Weigle (Oehms)
- Halévy: La Reine de Chypre. Gens, Dubois etc., O de Chambre de Paris, Niquet (Ed Singulares)
- Reimann: L’Invisible. Harnisch, Schlicht etc. O der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Runnicles (Oehms)
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Der Goldene Hahn. Hunka etc. O de la Monnaie, Altinoglu, Pelly (BelAir)
- Verdi: Luisa Miller. Rebeka, Scheurle, Kutasi etc. Münchner Rundfunk O, Repusic (BR Klassik)
- Verdi: Otello. Kaufmann, Agresta etc. Royal Opera House Ch & O, Pappano, Warner (Sony DVD)
- Weinberg: Die Passagierin. Karlova etc. Ekaterinburg Opera, Dohnanyi, Strassberger (Dux DVD)
Jury Choral Music
- Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil, Les Sirènes etc. Orpheus VokalEns, Baryshevskyi, Alber (Carus)
- »English Motets«. Works by Tallis, Byrd, Sheppard etc. The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (Hyperion)
- Gounod: Messe Brève Nos. 5 & 7, Les Sept Paroles etc. I Vocalisti, Götting, Lustig (Carus)
- Holliger: Shir shavur, Utopie Chorklang, Hölle Himmel etc. SWR Vokalensemble, Creed (Wergo)
- Lalande: Deitatis Majestem, Te Deum etc., Ens Aedes, Le poème harmonique, Dumestre (Alpha)
- »O lux beata trinitas«. Works by Britten etc. Choir of Clare College Cambridge (harmonia mundi)
- Rameau: Naïs. Santon-Jeffery, van Mechelen etc. Purcell Choir, Orfeo O, Vashegyi (Glossa)
- Vulpius: Motets. Capella Daleminzia, Vocalconsort Waldheim etc. Röder (Querstand)
Jury Early Music
- »Archetypon«. Arias by Cherubini, Hasse, Porpora etc. Nesi, Armonia Atenea, Petrou (MDG)
- Corelli: 6 Sonatas from Opus 5. Scholz, Hell (Querstand)
- »The Dufay Spectacle«. Works by Dufay. Gothic Voices (Linn Records)
- »German Cantatas« Works by Biber, JC Bach etc. Di Pierro, Pramsohler, Ens Diderot (Audax)
- Du Grain: Sacred Cantatas. Smolka, Holmer etc. Goldberg Vocal & Baroque Ens, Szadejko (MDG)
- Humfrey: Symphony Anthems. Oxford Consort of Voices etc. Higginbottom (Panclassics)
- Telemann: Das selige Erwägen. Richter, Zumsande etc. Freiburger BarockO, von der Goltz (Aparté)
- Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories. stile antico (harmonia mundi)
Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital
- »Cantata. Yet Can I hear…«. Solo Cantatas by Händel, Bach etc. Mehta, AkAMus (Pentatone)
- »Chimère«. Lieder by Loewe, Schumann, Debussy, Wolf etc. Piau, Manoff (alpha)
- »Das ewige Rätsel«. Lieder by Klein, Mahler, Martin & Ravel. Kränzle, Dumno (Oehms)
- »HerzTod«. Lieder by Brahms, Wagner, Wolf & Mahler. Groissböck, Huber (Decca)
- Sommer: Ballads. Noack, Lange (CAvi)
- Vivaldi: Gloria, Nisi Dominus etc. Lezhneva, Fagioli etc. I Barocchisti, Fasolis (Decca)
Jury Historical Classical Recordings
- Sir Thomas Beecham recorded live in Royal Festival Hall 1954, 1956 & 1959 (Ica Classics)
- Emil Gilels Edition 1933-1963. Works by Bach, Rameau, Haydn, Beethoven etc. (Profil Hänssler)
- Emil Gilels – The Unreleased Recitals at the Concertgebouw 1975-1980 (Fondamenta / Devialet)
- Mikhail Glinka: Iwan Susanin. Christoff, Gedda etc. Markevitch (Urania Arts Records)
- Joseph Keilberth – The Telefunken Recordings 1953-1963 (Warner)
- Rafael Kubelík – Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. (DG)
- Leonard Rose – The Complete Concerto & Sonata Recordings (Sony)
- Schumann & Dvorák: Cello Concertos. Rostropowitsch, du Pré, Giulini, Martinon etc. (Ica Classics)
- Végh and his Quartet. Works by Beethoven, Bloch, Barber, Berg, Honegger etc. (BMC)
- The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. XXII – Alfred Reisenauer. (Tacet)
Jury Contemporary Classical Music
- Gerd Albrecht – Open Your Ears, Wege zur neuen Musik. (DVD, Arthaus)
- Bedford: Through his Teeth. Thronhill, Kilic etc. Holst-Sinfonietta, Simon (bastille musique)
- Brass: String Quartet No.5, Spur etc. Zelinsky, Smeyers, Minguet Quartett (Neos)
- »Fächer«. Works by Mundry & Walter. Rothbrust etc., Ensemble Musikfabrik, Rundel (Wergo)
- Hölszky: Roses of Shadow, Message. Luz, Hübner, Hussong etc., Ens Exvoco (Neuklang Future)
- Holliger: Shir shavur, Utopie Chorklang, Hölle Himmel etc. SWR Vokalensemble, Creed (Wergo)
- Paraskevaídis: Libres en el sonido presos en el sonido, Sendas etc. Ensemble Aventure (Wergo)
- Tenney: Harmonium. Scordatura Ensemble (New World Records)
Jury Film Music
- Desplat, Hayasaka etc.: »Isle of Dogs«. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Universal)
- Howard: »Red Sparrow«. Original Motion Picture Sound Track. Salonen etc. (Sony)
- Mondo Sangue: »No Place For A Man – Il Villaggio delle Donne«. Bluthardt, Pop (Allscore)
- Powell: »Solo – A Star Wars Story«. Original MPS. May, London O, Greenaway (Disney Records)
- Williams: A Life in Music. London Symphony O, Greenaway (Decca)
Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret
- Andreas Ammer, FM Einheit: Sie sprechen mit der Stasi (Hörverlag)
- Thomas Bernhard: Städtebeschimpfungen. Simonischek, König (Hörverlag)
- James Comy: Größer als das Amt. Arnold (Hörverlag)
- Jenny & Karl Marx – Eine Liebe in Briefen. Moll, Welbat, Kaempfe (MultiSkript)
- Klaus Modick: Keyserlings Geheimnis. Bierstedt (Audiobuch)
- Gertrude Pressburger: Gelebt, erlebt, überlebt. Orth, Groihofer etc. (LübbeAudio)
- David Schalko: Schwere Knochen. Bachofner (HörbuchHamburg)
- Johann Scheerer: Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen (tacheles!)
- Michail Sostschenko: Wie mit Gabeln auf Wasser geschrieben. Reschke, Adler, Mattérn (hörkultur)
- William Makepeace Thackeray: Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten. Steckel, Westphal etc. (Audio Verlag)
- Èric Vuillard: Die Tagesordnung. Rotschopf (speak low)
Jury Rock
- Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel (Marathon Artists)
- Die Nerven: Fake (Glitterhouse)
- Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Domino)
- Finally George: Life Is A Killer (N.N.K. Records)
- Jesper Munk: Favourite Stranger (Warner)
- Joshua Hedley: Mr. Jukebox (Rykodisc)
- Leon Bridges: Good Thing (Sony)
- Neil Young + Promise of the Real: Paradox (Reprise Records)
- PTTRNS: Material And Geschichte (Altin Village & Mine)
- Rainbow Kitten Surprise: How To: Friend, Love, Freefall (Elektra)
- Reef: Revelation (earMusic)
- The National Reserve: Motel La Grange (Ramseur Records)
- The Sheepdogs: Changing Colours (Dine Alone)
- Willie Nelson: Last Man Standing (Legacy Columbia)
Jury Pop
- Alexis Taylor: Beautiful Thing (Domino)
- Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Domino)
- Cardi B: Invasion Of Privacy (Atlantic)
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa)
- Eels: The Deconstruction (E Works Records)
- Father John Misty: God’s Favorite Customer (Bella Union)
- Frankie Cosmos: Vessel (Sub Pop)
- Gas: Rausch (Kompakt)
- Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (Bad Boy)
- Kali Uchis: Isolation (EMI)
- Okkervil River: In The Rainbow Rain (Ato Records)
- Perel: Hermetica (DFA)
- Ryley Walker: Deafman Glance (Dead Oceans)
- The Decemberists: I’ll Be Your Girl (Beggars)
Jury Alternative
- Beach House: 7 (Bella Union)
- Bernice: Puff: In the Air Without A Shape (Arts & Crafts)
- Cosmo Sheldrake: The Much Much How How And I (Transgressive)
- Die Nerven: Fake (Glitterhouse)
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa)
- Kreisky: Blitz (Wohnzimmer)
- Les Trucs: Jardin du Boeuf (Zeitstrafe)
- Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp: Sauvage Formes (Les Disques Bongo Joe)
- Scott Matthew: Ode to Others (Glitterhouse)
- Young Fathers: Cocoa Sugar (Ninja Tune)
Jury German language Singer/Songwriter
- Christina Lux: Leise Bilder (India)
- Falkenberg: Die Apathie der Sterne (Mollwerk)
- Hannes Wader: Macht’s gut! Das Abschiedskonzert 2017 (Mercury)
- Katja Werker: Magnolia (Küchentisch Productions)
- Rasga Rasga: Hafen Fleur (Fuego)
- Schlagsaite: Vom Mond (recordJet)
- Schnaps im Silbersee: Synapsensilvester (Prosodia)
- Stephan Krawczyk: Wenn die Wasser Balken hätten. Die Audiographie (DerMenschistgut)
- Wolfgang Buck: Des Gwärch & des Meer (C.A.B. Records)
Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter
- Auli & Tautumeitas: Lai Masina Rotajas! (CPL-Music)
- Christian Haase: Die Korrektur (hTMV)
- Duo Systrami: När Isen Går (Nordic Notes)
- Ray Cooper: Between The Golden Age And The Promised Land (Westpark)
- Sleepwalker’s Station: Lorca (Timezone)
- Wolfgang Buck: Des Gwärch & des Meer (C.A.B. Records)
- Wör: Sssht (Steeplejack)
Jury Traditional Ethnic Music
- 3MA: Anarouz (Mad Minute)
- Anna & Elizabeth: The Invisible Comes To Us (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Ronald Moipolai, Solly Sebotso etc.: I’m Not Here To Hunt Rabbits (Piranha Records)
- Franui: Ständchen der Dinge (col legno)
- Hermanos Herrera: Sones Jarochos y Huastecos y Más (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Mehmet Polat Trio: Ask Your Heart (Home Records)
- Planxty (1979): One Night in Bremen (Made in Germany Mig Music)
- The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices feat. Lisa Gerrard: BooCheeMish (Prophecy)
Jury World Music
- Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Mike Ladd: Visions of Selam (Accords Croisés)
- Bombino: Deran (Partisan Records)
- Fatoumata Diawara: Fenfo. Something to Say (Wagram)
- Jun Miyake: Lost Memory Theatre – Act 3 (Yellowbird)
- Loxandra Ensemble: In Transition (Dalit-Music)
- Mario Biondi: Brasil (Columbia)
- Mariza: Mariza (Warner)
- Markku Lepisto: Solos (Rapusaari Records)
- Nancy Vieira: Manha Florida (Lusafrica)
- Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II (Six Degrees)
Jury Jazz I
- Brad Mehldau Trio: Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)
- Denis Gäbel etc.: The Good Spirits (Mons Records)
- Esbjörn Svensson Trio: e.s.t. live in London (Act)
- Harald Schwer Quintett »Silverline«: Say it (Housemaster Records)
- Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
- Lynne Arriale Trio: Give Us These Days (Challenge)
- Martial Solal: My One And Only Love: Live at Theater Gütersloh 2017 (Intuition)
- Peter Hedrich feat. Jiggs Whigham: New Hope (Mons Records)
- Shirley Horn with friends (Verve)
- Stewy von Wattenwyl feat. Nicole Herzog: Porgy & Bess (Brambus Records)
- Thomas Faist Quartet: Meantime (Bassic Sound)
Jury Jazz II
- Angelika Niescier etc.: The Berlin Concerto 2017 (Intakt)
- Bill Frisell Solo: Music IS (OKeh)
- Cecil Taylor: Conversations with Tony Oxley (Jazzwerkstatt)
- Dave McMurray: Music Is Life (Blue Note)
- David »Dave« Liebman: Fire (JazzLine)
- Hans Lüdemann, TransEuropeExpress: Polyjazz (BMC Records)
- Inwardness: Space Jazz (Ozella Music)
- Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade: Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
- Matthew Shipp: Symbol Systems (HatHut)
- Rolf Kühn etc.: Yellow + Blue (MPS)
- Schmid’s Huhn: Golden Spheres (Shoebill Music)
Jury Blues
- Archie Lee Hooker & The Coast To Coast Blues Band: Chilling (Dixie Frog)
- Dana Fuchs: Love Lives On (Get Along Records)
- David Evans: Lonesome Midnight Dream (Blind Lemon)
- Philipp Fankhauser: I’ll Be Around. (Funk House Blues)
- Schwarzbrenner: Reiseleben (Eigenlabel)
- The Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling: The High Cost of Low Living (Alligator)
Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop
- Cardi B: Invasion Of Privacy (Atlantic)
- Dabrye: Three/Three (Ghostly International)
- Die Fantastischen Vier: Captain Fantastic (Columbia)
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa)
- Jamie Isaac: (4:30) Idler (Marathon Artists)
- Kali Uchis: Isolation (Mercury)
- Kamaal Williams: The return (Black Focus Records)
- Lisa Stansfield: Deeper (earmusic)
- Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism (naïve)
- Preme: Light Of Day (RCA)
- Sudan Archives: Sink (Stones Throw Records)
- The Jamal Thomas Band: Funk don’t move (Isolderecords)
Jury Recordings for Children and Youth
- Stephen Davies: Titanic – 24 Stunden bis zum Untergang. (Audio Verlag)
- Die Schluckaufprinzessin. Lesungen mit Musik. Dullcek, Endres, Hein etc. (Audio Verlag)
- Hans Fallada: Geschichten aus der Murkelei. Dieter Mann (Audio Verlag)
- Angela Gerrits: Die Nanny App. Roden, Dewell, Huber, Hartmann, Ott etc. (Argon)
- Johann W. Goethe: Reineke Fuchs. Ulrich Noethen, WDR Bigband etc. (Audio Verlag)
- Erwin Grosche: Mit den besten Wünschen. Hits für den perfekten Tag. Me, Ars Vitalis etc. (Argon)
- Fee Krämer: Max Murks – Schwimmkurs mit Hai. Jürgen von der Lippe (Argon)
- Martin Muser & Stefan Kaminski: Kannawoniwasein! (Silberfisch)
- Otfried Preußler: Krabat. Ungekürzte Lesung. Felix von Manteuffel (Audio Verlag)
- Randale: Der Reggaebär. Ska and Reggae für Kinder (Argon)
- Pavel Šrut: Die Sockenfresser. Dietmar Bär, Alexander Kratochvil, Andreas Tretner (Argon)
- Wunderkindreise – ein Jazzkonzert für Kinder. FaksTheater Augsburg (Andraerecords)
Jury Classical Music on DVD
- Gerd Albrecht – Open Your Ears, Wege zur neuen Musik. (DVD, Arthaus)
- Birgit Nilsson – A League of her own. Documentation. Voigt, Wunderlich (CMajor)
- Copland conducts Copland. Goodman, Los Angeles Phil, Copland (Naxos)
- Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim live from the BBC Proms 2016 (EuroArts)
- Debussy: La Mer. Ormandy, Abbado, Barenboim (EuroArts)
- Idil Biret – 75th Anniversary Concerto. Borusan Istanbul Phil Orchestra, Shimada (IBA)
Jury Popular Music on DVD
- Grace Jones – Bloodlight and Bami. Das Leben einer Ikone (Ascot Elite)
- Still On The Run – The Jeff Beck Story (Eagle Rock)
Jury Crossover Productions
- Continuum: Traumwerk. Albach, Rosin, Kristinsdóttir, Arend, Gwisdek (Continuum-Records)
- Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin »Awase« (ECM)
- Ketil Bjørnstad, Anneli Drecker: Suite Of Poems (ECM)
- Franui: Ständchen der Dinge (col legno)
- »Masters Of Frame Drums«. Coskun, Fresco, Velez, Piccioni (Pianissimo)
- Brad Mehldau: After Bach (Nonesuch)
- »Misterio«. Works by Piazzolla & Biber. Schröder, Lautten Compagney, Katschner (dhm)
- Jun Miyake: Lost Memory Theatre – Act 3 (Yellowbird)
- Schmid & Hofmeir: Stradihumpa. (Act)
- Slixs: Querbach2 (Hey!Classics)
- Spark: On The Dancefloor (Berlin Classics)
- Worldservice Project: Serve (Rare Noise Records)
Jury Hard and Heavy
- Amorphis: Queen of Time (Nuclear Blast)
- Crone: Godspeed (Prophecy Productions)
- Ghost: Prequelle (Spinefarm Records)
- Judas Priest: Firepower (Columbia)
- Parkway Drive: Reverence (Epitaph)
- Solstice: White Horse Hill (Invictus)
- Spiders: Killer Machine (Caroline)
Jury Club and Dance
- Deadbeat: Wax Poetic For This Our Great Resolve (Blkrtz)
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa)
- Jon Hopkins: Singularity (Domino)
- Moomin: Yesterday’s Tomorrows (Wolf Music)
- Mr.Fingers: Cerebral Hemispheres (Alleviated Records)
- Skee Mask: Compro (Ilian Tape)
Jury Electronic and Experimental
- Âme: Dream House (Innervision)
- Birds of Passage: The Death Of Our Invention (Denovali)
- Chris Carter: Chemistry Lessons Vol. 1 (Mute Artists)
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa)
- Fahrland: Mixtape Vol. 1 (Kompakt)
- Henry Green: Shift (Akira Records)
- Pastor Leumund: konzentriert euch (Weltgast)