Long List 3/2020
Published: 3rd July 2020
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third longlist of 2020. The currently 152 jurors have nominated a total of 246 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2020 will be published on the 14th of August.
Long List
Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music
- »Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition« – Works by Piston etc. Oregon SO, Kalmar (Pentatone)
- »A New Century« – Works by Beethoven, Varèse etc. Cleveland O, Welser-Möst (Cleveland)
- »La Passione« – Works by Nono, Haydn, Grisey. Ludwig O, Hannigan (Alpha Classics)
- Copland: Appalachian Spring etc. Manz, Württemb Kammerorchester, Scaglione (Berlin Classics)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7. Berliner Phil, Haitink (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (BIS)
- Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstellung; Ravel: La Valse. Les Siècles, Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
- Prokofieff: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6. Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Inkinen (SWR Classic)
- R Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra etc. NDR Elbphil O, Urbánski (Alpha Classics)
- Suk: Symphony No. 2 op.27 Asrael. SO des BR, Hruša (BR Klassik)
Jury Concertos
- Glass, Strawinsky: Violin Concertos. Nebel, London SO, Baltic Sea Phil, Järvi (Sony)
- Reicha, Romberg, Eybler: Cello Concertos. Delepelaire, Koncz, Deutsche Radio Phil, Goebel (Sony)
- Schostakowitsch: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2. Ibragimova, State Academic SO, Jurowski (Hyperion)
- Skoryk: Violin Concertos Nos. 5-9. Bielow, National SO of Ukraine, Sirenko (Naxos)
- Strawinsky, Corigliano: Violin Concertos. Favier, O Phil Royal de Liège, Perruchon (NoMad-Music)
- Tartini: Violin Concertos & Concerti. Siranossian, Venice Baroque O, Marcon (Alpha Classics)
- Vasks: Viola Concerto, Symphony for Strings »Voices«. Sinfonietta Riga, Rysanov (BIS)
- Vivaldi: Concertos for Clarinet & Orchestra etc. Fröst, Concerto Köln (Sony Classical)
Jury Chamber Music I
- »Beethoven around the world« – The Complete String Quartets. Quatuor Ébène (Erato)
- »Slavic Soul« – Works for String Octet by Glière etc. Oberton Streichoktett (Ars Produktion)
- »Viola Solo« – Works by Reger, Hindemith, Pochon, Strawinsky. Euler (MDG)
- JS Bach: Suites for Cello solo BWV 1007-1012. Weilerstein (Pentatone)
- Beethoven: Complete String Quartets. Kuss Quartett (Rubicon)
- Haydn: String Quartets op.20 Nos. 1, 4 & 6. Dudok Quartett (Resonus Classics)
- Haydn: String Quartets op.76, Nos. 1-3. Chiaroscuro Quartet (BIS Records)
- Reger: Clarinet Quintet etc. Diogenes Quartett, Johanns, Glassl, Yang (cpo)
- Stevens: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 etc. Behn Quartet, Botbol (Divine Art)
Jury Chamber Music II
- »Cantilena« – Works by Piazzolla, Montsalvatge etc. Zimmermann, Perianes (Harmonia Mundi)
- »Fantasque« – Violin Sonatas by Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc etc. Pietsch, de Solaun (Audite)
- »Folk Roots« – Works by Janácek, Veress, Enescu, Bartók etc. Cabeza, Fejérvári, Giovanos (Genuin)
- »Piano & Winds« – Works by Beethoven. Ma’alot Quintett, Becker (CAvi Music)
- »Vox humana« – Works by Debussy, Messiaen etc. Enders, Meyer, Kim, Shibe (Berlin Classics)
- Beethoven: Clarinet Trios opp.11 & 38 etc. Herold, Staemmler (CAvi Music)
- Brahms, Bridges: Piano Trios. Namirovsky-Lark-Pae Trio (TYXart)
- Reger: Clarinet Quintet etc. Diogenes Quartett, Johanns, Glassl, Yang (cpo)
- Schostakowitsch: Sonatas op.40 & op.147 etc. Duo Hack, G Capuçon (Genuin)
- Schubert etc.: Octet D 803. Fouchenneret, Okada, Desmons, Levionnois, Dubost etc. (Alpha Classics)
- Suk: Piano Quintet op.8 etc. Dörken, Tetzlaff & Tezlaff, Donderer, Ridout (Ars Produktion)
Jury Keyboard Music I
- »feuilles nocturnes« – Works by Chopin. (The Koroliov Series Vol. XXII). Koroliov (Tacet)
- »Homage to Godowsky« – Works by Blumenfeld, Chasins, Friedman etc. Gugnin (Hyperion)
- Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart etc. Sonatas & Encores. Sokolov, 2 CDs & 1 DVD (DG)
- JS Bach, Gibbons, Tavener, Adams etc.: Piano Works. Sostmann (TYXart)
- Brahms: Piano Sonata op.5, Rhapsodies op.79 etc. Orth (Challenge Classics)
- Debussy, Rameau: Préludes, Estampes, Pièces de Clavecin etc. Ólafsson (DG)
- Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-6. Hamelin (Hyperion)
- Rachmaninoff: Etudes-Tableaux op.33 & 39. Ferro (Muso)
- Schubert: Piano Sonatas D 845, 894, 958, 960. Shai Wosner (Onyx)
Jury Keyboard Music II
- »Bill Evans On The Organ« – 15 Original Jazz Piano Transcriptions. David Schollmeyer (MDG)
- »Les Caractères d’Ulysse« – Suites for Harpsichord. Barrucand, Geoffroy (Chateau de Versailles)
- »Voci di Donne« – Organ Works by Gubitosi, Mormone, Capuis etc. Ajossa (Stradivarius)
- JS Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboards Vol. 3. Benjamin Alard (Harmonia Mundi)
- Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works I. Friedhelm Flamme (cpo)
- Mahler: Symphony No. IX. Transcription for Organ Duo. Katrin & Ralf Bibiella (Ambiente-Audio)
- Paradisi: Sonatas I-X from: Sonata di gravicembalo (1754). Paradiso (BIS)
- Persichetti: Organ Music. Tom Winpenny (Toccata Classics)
Jury Opera I
- Mayr: Le Due Duchesse. Young-Jun Ahn, Schäfer etc., Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk (Naxos)
- Purcell: King Arthur. Fritsch, Johannsen etc. Akamus, Jacobs. Regie Bechtolf/Crouch DVD (Naxos)
- Purcell: The Fairy Queen. Sampson, Dennis etc. Gabrieli Consort & Players, McCreesh (Signum)
- Telemann: Miriways. Morsch, Nagy, Fritsch, Johannsen etc. Akamus, Labadie (Pentatone)
- Vinci: Gismondo, Re di Polonia. Cencic, Mynenko etc. Orkiestra Historyczna, Pastuszka (Parnassus)
Jury Opera II
- Henze: Der Prinz von Homburg. Schneiderman, Böcker etc. StaatsO Stuttgart, Meister (Capriccio)
- Moniuszko: Strasny dwór. Konieczny etc., O of Eighteenth Century etc., Nowak (Narodowy Institut)
- Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Rice etc., Rotterdam Phil O, Rizzi. Regie Kratzer DVD (CMajor)
- Spontini: Fernand Cortez. O & Coro del Maggio Musicale, Tingaud; Regie Ligorio Blu-ray (Dynamic)
- R Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos. Wiener Staatsoper, Thielemann. Regie Bechtolf. DVD (Arthaus)
- Verdi: Attila. D’Arcangelo, Fagone etc., Münchner RundfunkO, Repušic (BR Klassik)
- Wagner: Die Walküre. Skelton, Kulman etc., SO des BR, Rattle (BR Klassik)
- Wagner: Tannhäuser. Gould, Davidsen etc. Bayreuther Festspiele, Gergiev. Regie Kratzer DVD (DG)
- Zemlinksy: Der Zwerg. Tsallagova etc. Deutsche Oper Berlin, Runnicles. Regie Kratzer. DVD (Naxos)
Jury Choral Music
- »Landmarks« – Works by Cohen, Poulenc, Kreisler, Sting etc. Calmus Ensemble (Carus)
- »Les Plaisirs du Louvre« – Works by Guédron etc. Ens Correspondances, Daucé (Harmonia Mundi)
- Gesualdo: Tenebrae. Responsories. Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer (Glossa)
- Jommelli: Requiem etc. Otto, Feuersinger etc., Il gardellino, van Heyghen (Passacaille)
- Kreek: The Suspended Harp of Babel. Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve (ECM New Series)
- Lassus: Motets for 6 and 8 Voices. Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss (Harmonia Mundi)
- Morales: Super Lamentationes. Capella de Ministrers, Magraner (CdM)
- Zelenka: Missa 1724. Caihuela, Mendoche etc., Collegium 1704 etc. Luks (Accent)
Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital
- »Britain’s Glory« – Canzonettas by Haydn. Horak, Fuller (Gramola)
- »Care Pupille« – Arias by Händel & Gluck. Mariño, HändelfestspielO Halle, Hofstetter (Orfeo)
- »Dirty Minds« – Lieder by Mozart, Schubert, Weill, Wolf etc.. Vermeulen, Schulze (Challenge)
- »Fremde Heimat« – Lieder by Brahms, A Mahler, Strauss etc. Fingerlos, El Mouissi (Oehms)
- »Il Gondoliere Veneziano« – Works by Tartini, Vivaldi, Cerutti etc. Falk, Nuovo Aspetto (Prospero)
- »La Passione« – Works by Nono, Haydn, Grisey. Ludwig O, Hannigan (Alpha Classics)
- »Nuits« – Lieder by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Chausson etc. Gens, I Giardini (Alpha)
- »Paradise Lost« – Lieder by Ravel, Bernstein, Messiaen, Debussy etc.. Prohaska, Drake (Alpha)
- »Veni Vidi Vinci« – Arias by Vinci. Fagioli, Il Pomo d’Oro,Valova (DG)
- Beethoven: Lieder. Matthias Goerne, Jan Lisiecki (DG)
- Dussaut, Covatti: Mélodies. González, Oyón, Epp (Audax Records)
Jury Early Music
- »Baroque Violin Sonatas« – Works by Biber etc. Kristinsdóttir, Erdmann, Andersson (Solaire)
- »Barricades« – Works by F Couperin, Marais etc. Dunford, Rondeau, Rignol etc. (Erato)
- »El silencio imposible« – Works by Dowland, Händel, Catalá. Eratos Trio:(Gramola)
- »L’Arte di diminuire« – Works by Marini, Uccellini etc. L’Estro d’Orfeo, Lera (Challenge Classics)
- »Nun danket alle Gott« – Cantatas by Buxtehude etc. Roset, Clematis, de Failly, Sailly (Ricercar)
- JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1056, 1059R, 1053. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki (BIS)
- Morales: Super Lamentationes. Capella de Ministrers, Magraner (CdM)
- Franck: »Weltliche Gesäng und Melodeyen«. Cantus & Capella Thuringia, Dittmar (dhm)
- Gesualdo: Tenebrae. Responsories. Graindelavoix, Schmelzer (Glossa)
- Jommelli: Requiem etc. Otto, Feuersinger etc., Il gardellino, van Heyghen (Passacaille)
- Purcell: The Fairy Queen. Sampson, Dennis etc. Gabrieli Consort & Players, McCreesh (Signum)
- Williams, Gabrieli Consort & Players, McCreesh (Signum Classics)
- Westhoff: Suites for Solo Violin. Nikitassova (Ricercar)
Jury Contemporary Classical Music
- »Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus« – Works by Lim. Klangforum Wien etc. Rundel (Kairos)
- »Other Stories« – Works by Lachenmann, Schüttler, Smolka, Finnissy etc. Trio Accanto (Wergo)
- »Travel Diaries« – Works by Rihm, Say, Tabakova, Dessner etc. Goldmund Quartet (Berlin Classics)
- »Under Construction: 100 Jahre Bauhaus. Neue Musik and Slam-Poetry im Dialog« (Ens Modern)
- Gedizlioglu: verbinden und abwenden. Klangforum Wien, Ens Modern, HR-SO etc. (Wergo)
- Mark Lorenz Kysela: Goldrausch. Kysela (roruys imifest)
- Nono, Sciarrino: Parole e Testi. Schola Heidelberg, ensemble aisthesis, Nußbaum (Divox)
- Pinnock: lines and spaces. Quatuor Bozzini, Ebrahim, London Sinfonietta, Ens Adapter etc. (Wergo)
- Studer: Extended for strings & piano. Kimmig, Loriot, Zimmerlin, Studer, Zoubek (ezz-thetics)
Jury Historical Classical Recordings
- »450 Years Staatskapelle Berlin – Great Recordings« (DG)
- »Landmarks of Recorded Pianism« – Vol. 2 1912-1955 (Marston)
- Jascha Horenstein – Reference Recordings (Profil Edition Günter Hänssler)
- Rudolf Kerer – Piano Concertos and Sonatas (Doremi)
- Peter Serkin – The Complete RCA Album Collection (Sony Classical)
- JS Bach: Suites for Cello solo, BWV 1007-1012. Saša Vectomov (Supraphon)
- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9. Brouwenstijn, Gedda etc. Berliner Phil, Cluytens (Erato)
- Tschaikowsky: Violin Concerto, Symphonies. Ricci, E Kleiber, Sargent etc. (Eloquence/Decca)
Jury Crossover Productions
- »Spheres« – Works by Rota, Gershwin, Hickey, Schnyder etc. Trio Eclipse (Prospero)
- AËR-Trio: The Lugano Session. Ania Losinger, Jan Heinke, Mats Eser (Tonus-Music-Records)
- Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X: East – West. NES, Black String Trio, Bekkas, Nguyên Lê (Act)
- Rivages. Jean-Louis Matinier, Kevin Seddiki (ECM)
- Matthieu Saglio: El Camino De Los Vientos (Act)
- Mysteries Unfold. Sophie Tassignon (Rare Noise Records)
- Witch ‚n’ Monk. Heidi Heidelberg, Mauricio Velasierra (Tzadik)
Jury Music Film
- Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin. Direction: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack. DVD (Weltkino Filmverleih)
- Pavarotti. A Film by Ron Howard. DVD (capelight pictures)
- Taking Risks. A Film by Maria Stodtmeier. Barbara Hannigan etc. DVD (Accentus Music)
- Wie ein Fremder. A Film by Aljoscha Pause. Roland Meyer de Voltaire etc. Blu-ray (Mindjazz)
Jury Jazz I
- Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (Dare2Records)
- Felice Clemente: Solo. Recorded Live at Montecalvo Versiggia Church (Crocevia di suoni Records)
- Dinosaur: To the Earth (Edition Records)
- Lajos Dudas: The Lake And The Music (Jazzsick Records)
- Paul Kuhn & Eugen Cicero: Bernhard Theater Zürich 05.10.1992 (IN + OUT)
- Fredrik Lindborg: A Swedish Portrait (Prophone)
- Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: The Music Of Wayne Shorter (Blue Engine)
- Charlie Porter: Immigration Nation (OA2 Records)
- Potsa Lotsa XL: Silk Songs For Space Dogs. Silke Eberhard etc. (Leo Records)
- Nina Simone: Fodder on my wings (Verve)
- Wawau Adler: Happy Birthday Django 110 (GLM)
Jury Jazz II
- Jon Balke: Discourses (ECM)
- Lakecia Benjamin: Pursuance: The Coltranes (Ropeadope)
- Absolutely Sweet Marie: Wherever You Roam. The Music Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 3 (Tiger Moon)
- Nduduzo Makhathini: Modes Of Communication, Letters From The Underworlds (Blue Note Records)
- Potsa Lotsa XL: Silk Songs For Space Dogs. Silke Eberhard etc. (Leo Records)
- Shabaka and the Ancestors: We Are Sent Here By History (Impulse!)
- Henri Texier: Chance (Label Bleu)
- Heinrich von Kalnein: Möbius Strip (Natango Music)
Jury World Music
- Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela: Rejoice (World Circuit)
- Amsterdam Klezmer Band: Fortuna (Vetnasj Records)
- Lydie Auvray: Mon Voyage (Westpark)
- Folk And Great Tunes From Russia. Vedan Kolon, Gilead, Merema etc. (CPL Music)
- Jola – Hidden Gnawa Music in Brussels (Muziekpublique)
- La Banda Morisca: Gitana Mora (Producciones Monfíes)
- Lolomis: Red Sonja (Buda Musique)
- Mentrix: My Enemy, My Love (House of Strength)
- Santrofi: Alewa (OutHere Records)
- Terez Sliman: When The Waves (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
- Tamikrest: Tamotait (Glitterbeat)
- Trad.Attack!: Make Your Move (Made in Baltics)
- Trio Tekke: Strovilos (Riverboat Records)
Jury Traditional Ethnic Music
- Peter Havlicek: Neue Schätze – 25 Friends are playing Songs by Karl Hodina (Non Food Factory)
- Damir Imamovic: Singer Of Tales (Wrasse Records)
- Susanne Lundeng: Hold dæ på vingan (Heilo)
- Masters of Frame Drums: Elements (Seyir Muzik)
- Elias Nardi, Daniele di Bonaventura, Ares Tavolazzi: Ghimel (Visage Music)
- Matthieu Saglio: El Camino De Los Vientos (Act)
Jury German language Singer/Songwriter
- Alex Behning: Streunen ohne Schnur (Ufer Records)
- Eva Beyer: Bauernskat (recordJET)
- Dota: Mascha Kaléko. Köbernick, Wader, Wecker etc. (Kleingeldprinzessin Records)
- Toni Kater: Die schönen Dinge sind gefährlich (recordJET)
- Sarah Lesch: Der Einsamkeit zum Trotze (Räuberleiter)
- Manfred Maurenbrecher: Inneres Ausland (Reptiphon)
- Reinhard Mey: Das Haus an der Ampel (Odeon)
- Susanne Riemer & Wilhelm Geschwind: Ton in Ton (Sulaja Records)
- Ursula Strauss, Ernst Molden: Wüdnis (Bader Molden Recordings)
Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter
- Suzie Candell: Restless (Brambus Records)
- Gerry Cinnamon: The Bonny (Little Runaway Records)
- Die Grenzgänger: Hölderlin (Müller-Lüdenscheidt)
- Džambo Aguševi Orchestra: Brasses For The Masses (Asphalt Tango Records)
- Nils Kercher: Can You Smell The Rain (Ancient Pulse Records)
- Simen Lyngroth: Looking for the spark like it’s just around the corner (Apollon Records)
- Tim McMillan & Rachel Snow: Reveries (T3 Records)
- Brian McNeill: No Silence (Greentrax)
- Solfrid Molland: Håpets Kappe (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
- The Henry Girls: Shout Sister Shout. A Musical Tribute to The Boswell Sisters (Beste! Unterhaltung)
- Letitia VanSant: Circadian (Free Dirt Records)
- Vicki Kristina Barcelona: Pawn Shop Radio (Jaro)
Jury Pop
- Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Epic)
- Badly Drawn Boy: Banana Skin Shoes (One Last Fruit)
- Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers (Le Label)
- Einstürzende Neubauten: Alles in Allem (Potomac)
- Kehlani: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t (Atlantic)
- Shelby Lynne (Everso)
- Other Lives: For Their Love (Play it again Sam)
- Moses Sumney: Græ (Jagjaguwar)
- The Strokes: The New Abnormal (RCA International)
- The Weeknd: After Hours (Republic)
Jury Rock
- Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Epic)
- BC Camplight: Shortly After Takeoff (Bella Union)
- Einstürzende Neubauten: Alles in Allem (Potomac)
- Friends of Gas: Kein Wetter (Staatsakt)
- Lilly Hiatt: Walking Proof (New West Records)
- Early James: Singing for My Supper (Nonesuch)
- Pokey LaFarge: Rock Bottom Rhapsody (New West Records)
- The Strokes: The New Abnormal (RCA International)
- Teddy Thompson: Heartbreaker Please (Chalky Sounds)
- U.S.Girls: Heavy Light (4AD)
- Sadler Vaden: Anybody Out There? (Diry Mag Records)
- Lucinda Williams: Good Souls Better Angels (Highway 20 Records)
Jury Hard and Heavy
- The Black Legacy: Black Flower (Argonauta Records)
- Cirith Ungol: Forever Black (Metal Blade)
- Death The Leveller: II (Cruz Del Sur)
- Dool: Summerland (Prophecy)
- Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth And Sacrifice (Century Media Records)
- Horisont: Sudden Death (Century Media Records)
- Nightwish: Human . :||: Nature (Nuclear Blast)
- Paradise Lost: Obsidian (Nuclear Blast)
- Secrets Of The Moon: Black House (Prophecy)
- Testament: Titans of Creation (Nuclear Blast)
Jury Alternative
- Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open (Matador)
- Einstürzende Neubauten: Alles in Allem (Potomac)
- Friends of Gas: Kein Wetter (Staatsakt)
- New Wellness: Lexicon of Untold Stories (Wohnzimmer Records)
Jury Club and Dance
- Andrea: Ritorno (Illian Tape)
- Yotam Avni: Was Here (Kompakt)
- Minor Science: Second Language – »… weil es leichter ist, ohne Stil zu schreiben« (Whities)
- Pierre Rousseau: Musique Sans Paroles (Beats in Space)
- Luke Vibert: Presents Amen Andrews (Hypercolour Records)
- Yaeji: What We Drew (XL Recordings)
Jury Electronic and Experimental
- Araceae: Golden Disko Ship (Karaoke Kalk)
- Sam Gendel: Satin Doll (Nonesuch)
- Guerilla: Nazar (Hyperdub)
Jury Blues
- Steve Baker & the LiveWires: The Great Divide (Timezone)
- Dr. Will: I Want My Money Back (Solid Pack Records)
- Michael van Merwyk: The Bear (Timezone Records)
- Victor Wainwright And The Train: Memphis Loud (Ruf Records)
- Watermelon Slim: Traveling Man (Northern Blues Music)
Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop
- Fatcat: _GOOD.ZIP (Orange Goose Records)
- Kandace Springs: The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note Records)
- Kehlani: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t (Atlantic)
- Lexsoul Dancemachine: Lexplosion II (Funk Embassy Records)
- Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes: What Kinda Music (Caroline)
- Praise Poems Volume 7. A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz And Funk From The 1970s (Tramp)
- R.A.The Rugged Man: All My Heroes Are Dead (Nature Sounds)
- Run the Jewels: RTJ4 (Jewel Runners / BMG)
- Shabazz Palaces: The Don Of Diamond Dreams (Sub Pop)
- Moses Sumney: Græ (Jagjaguwar)
Jury Spoken Word and Verbal Art
- »Einsiedeln« – Thomas Hürlimann erzählt seine Kindheit und Jugend im Kloster (supposé)
- Die schönsten deutschen Gedichte. Gert Westphal (der Hörverlag)
- Thomas Pynchon: Die Enden der Parabel. Gravity’s Rainbow. Buhlert, Harzer etc.(Hörbuch Hamburg)
- Cord Riechelmann: Krähen. Ein Porträt. Frank Arnold (Der Audio Verlag)
- Ute Woltron: Hanf. Ein Porträt. Frank Arnold (Der Audio Verlag)
- Hideo Yokoyama: 50. Kriminalroman. Gerhard Garbers (Atrium Verlag)
Jury Recordings for Children and Youth
- Gabriele Clima: Der Sonne nach. Max Ruhbaum (Diwan Hörbuchverlag)
- Sam Copeland: Charlie wird zum Tier. Charly Hübner (cbj audio)
- Bettina Janis: Rübezahl und die Prinzessin. Leist, Albrecht, Leja, Spinell, Beck etc. (Hörverlag)
- Rieke Patwardhan: Forschungsgruppe Erbsensuppe. Boris Aljinovic (Oetinger Audio)
- Jörg Steinleitner: Die Barfußbande und die geklaute Oma. Karl Menrad (Jumbo Medien)
- Kai Magnus Sting: Lotta, Opa Heinrich und die beklauten Diebe. Venske, Herbst etc. (Hörverlag)
- Julia Walton: Wörter an den Wänden. Jonas Minthe (Hörcompany)
- Anna Woltz: Sonntag, Montag, Sternentag. Sascha Icks (silberfisch)