Long List 3/2021
Published: 5th July 2021
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third longlist of 2021. The currently 156 jurors have nominated a total of 277 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2021 will be published on the 16th of August.
Long List
Jury Orchestral Music
- Beethoven: Music for the Theatre Vol. 3. Lintl, Böhle, Capella Aquileia, Marcus Bosch (cpo)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 A major op. 92. MusicAeterna, Currentzis (Sony)
- Braunfels: Don Gil, Prelude op.35, Serenade op.20 etc. ORF RSO Wien, Bühl (Capriccio)
- Fisher: Symphonies Nos. 1-6. Žd’árská, Czech Chamber Phil Orchestra Pardubice, Halász (Naxos)
- Ibert: Suite Symphonique; Symphony Marine etc. Dabringhaus, Brandenburger Symph, Gülke (MDG)
- Saint-Saëns: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 etc. Orchestre Phil Royal de Liège, Kantorow (BIS)
- Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 11 G minor op. 103 »The Year 1905«. SWR SO, Inbal (SWR)
- R Strauss: Tod und Verklärung op.24 etc. Goerner, Orchestre Phil de Radio France, Franck (Alpha)
- Prokofjew: Symphony No. 5 op.100. Philharmonia Orchestra, Rouvali (Signum)
- Tschaikowsky: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, P Järvi (Alpha)
Jury Concertos
- »Mozart Momentum 1785«. Truscott, Hunter, Guthmann, Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Sony)
- »Phoenix« – Violin Conzertos by Różycki &Tschaikowsky. Wawrowski, Royal Phil O, Nowak (Warner)
- Beethoven, Schnittke: Violin Conzertos. Gluzman, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Gaffigan (BIS)
- Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2. Schiff, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (ECM)
- Hummel, Weber, Mendelssohn: Concert pieces. Kirschnereit, hr-SO, M Sanderling (Berlin Classics)
- Rachmaninoff, Chopin, CPE Bach, Skrjabin: Piano Concertos. Neumann, SWR SO, Hasan (SWR)
- Schelb: Three Concertos. Blome, Wollenweber etc., Kammersymph Berlin, Bruns (Toccata)
- Vivaldi: Cello Concertos RV 405 & 413 etc. Musica Antiqua Latina, G Antonelli (DHM)
Jury Chamber Music I
- »Bach’s Long Shadow« – Works for Violin solo by Ysaÿe, JS Bach etc. Francisco Fullana (Orchid)
- »Prism III« – String Quartets by Beethoven, Bartók, JS Bach/Förster. Danish String Quartet (ECM)
- »Quantum of Silence« – Works by Biber, Penderecki etc. Komendarek-Tymendorf (Odradek)
- »The King’s Alchemist« – Works by Finzi, Wood, Beamish etc. Eblana String Trio (Willowhayne)
- JS Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin solo BWV1001-1006. Augustin Hadelich (Warner)
- Onslow: String Quintets Vol. 4. Elan Quintet (Naxos)
- Paganini: 24 Caprices op. 1. Alina Ibragimova (Hyperion)
- Ravel, De la Tombelle: String Quartets. Mandelring Quartett (Audite)
- Rózsa, Hermann: Works for String Quartet and String Trio. Ensemble Merian (Brilliant)
- Sotelo: String Quartets. Quatuor Diotima (Naïve)
- Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Violon solo op. 27. James Ehnes (Onyx)
Jury Chamber Music II
- »Fin de Siècle« – Clarinet Sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Reger etc. B Aust, R Aust (Genuin)
- »Impressions« – Bassoon Sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Koechlin etc. Dervaux, Mazari (Berlin Classics)
- »New Standards« – Works by Honegger, Françaix, Pilss, Enescu etc. Höfele, Brauß (Berlin Classics)
- »Organ & Clarinet« – Works by Nielsen, Bret etc. Kolesov, Imbert, Schmelkov (Base2music)
- Hindemith: Complete Sonatas for Winds and Piano. Farinelli, Giottoli, Frondini etc. (Brilliant)
- Mozart: Wind Serenades KV 361 (Gran Partita) & KV 375. AkaMus (harmonia mundi)
- Schönberg etc.: Pierrot lunaire op. 21 etc. Kopatchinskaja, Hong, Ahonen, Bieri etc. (Alpha)
- Schumann: Complete Piano Trios etc. Trio Wanderer, Gaugué, Montier (harmonia mundi)
- Żeleński, Mozart: Piano Quartets. Wakarecy, Jakowicz, Budnik, Zdunik (NI Fryderyka Chopina)
Jury Keyboard Music I
- »Earl Wild: [Re]Visions« – Piano Transcriptions of Works by Händel etc. Vittorio Forte (Odradek)
- »Nostalghia« – Works by JS Bach & Busoni. Francesco Piemontesi (Pentatone)
- JS Bach: The Welltempered Piano, Vol I. Aaron Pilsan (Alpha)
- Mompou: Música Callada 1-28; Cantar del Alma. Josep Colom, Piano etc. (eudora)
- Schubert: Sonata B flat major D 960; Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze op. 6. Javier Laso (eudora)
Jury Keyboard Music II
- »Blancrocher, L’Offrande« – Works by L Couperin, Froberger etc. Gallon, Salamanca (Encelade)
- »La Famille Rameau« – Works for Harpsichord by JP Rameau, C Rameau, L Rameau etc. Taylor (Alpha)
- »Leipziger Echos im Nidaros Dom« – Organ Works by Anderssen, Solberg etc. Draagen (Lawo)
- »Orgues de Sicile. Orgues du Monde Vol.1«. De Pasquale, Waerbeke, Dubus etc. (harmonia mundi)
- Dupré: Organ Music Vol. 1. Alessandro Perin (Brilliant)
- Duruflé: Complete Organ Works. Thomas Trotter (King’s College Cambridge)
- Graupner: Complete Harpsichord Music. Fernando De Luca (Brilliant)
- Jeanne Demessieux: The Decca Legacy. Works by JS Bach, Widor, Franck etc. (Eloquence)
- Veggio, Rodio, Bertoldo: Complete Organ Music. Luca Scandali, Mauro Morini (Brilliant)
- Vierne: Complete Organ Symphonies. Winfried Lichtscheidel (Ambiente Audio)
- Whitlock, Farnam, Sowande, Grainger: Organ Works. Darius Battiwalla (Base2music)
Jury Opera I
- »Appena chiudo gli occhi« – Works by A Scarlatti, Caldara etc. Bridelli, Quartetto Vanvitelli (Arcana)
- Händel: Rinaldo. Pe, Remigio etc., O del Maggio Musicale, Sardelli etc. / Stage Direction: Pizzi (Dynamic)
- Händel: Rodelinda. Crowe, Davies, Ellicott, Cedel, Dandy, Mead, The English Concert, Bicket (Linn)
- Lully: Cadmus et Hermione. Dolié etc., Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre (Château de Versailles)
- Mozart: Così fan tutte. Dreisig, Crebassa, Kränzle etc., Wiener Phil, Mallwitz / Stage Direction: Loy (Erato)
- Rameau: Les Indes galantes. Quintans etc., Chapelle Harmonique, Tournet (Château de Versailles)
Jury Opera II
- Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles. Bryan etc., O de l’Opéra Royal, Colaneri (Château de Versailles)
- Leoncavallo: Pagliacci etc. Rachvelishvili etc. Netherlands Phil O etc., Viotti / Stage Direction: Carsen (Naxos)
- Mascagni: Iris. Babajanyan, Petti etc., Chor & Orchester der Berliner Operngruppe, Krieger (Oehms)
- Messager: Passionnément. Gens, Jeffery etc., Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Blunier (Bru Zane)
- Rimski-Korsakov: Snegurotschka. Garifullina etc. Tatarnikov / Stage Direction: Tcherniakov (BelAir)
- Schreker: Der ferne Klang. Holloway, Koziara etc., Frankfurter Opernorchester, Weigle (Oehms)
- Schulhoff: Flammen. Very, Vermillion, Friede etc., RSO Wien etc., de Billy (Capriccio)
Jury Choral Music
- »Great Is The Lord« – Sacred Music From The British Isles. Schola Cantorum CVM, Price (Aparté)
- »Jesu, meine Freude« – Choral Works by JS Bach, Krebs etc. Ens BachWerkVokal, Safari (MDG)
- »Sainte-Hélène – La Légende Napoléonienne«. Devieilhe etc., Les Lunaisiens (muso)
- JS Bach: Cantatas. Mields, Potter, Hobbs, Kooij, Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe (Phi)
- Berio: Sequenza III, Folk Songs etc. Lucile Richardot, Les Cris de Paris, Jourdain (harmonia mundi)
- Bruckner, M Haydn: Motets. Chor des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks, Philipp Ahmann (Pentatone)
- Buxtehude, Schütz, Dijkman: Choral Works. Ens Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (harmonia mundi)
- De Victoria: Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae. La Capella Reial, Hespèrion XXI, Savall (Alia Vox)
- Gesualdo: Fourth Book of Madrigals. Ensemble Tarentule (Soond)
- Manoury: lab.oratorium. Moriah, Augestad etc., SWR Vokalens, Gürzenich O Köln, Roth (Wergo)
- Mendelssohn: Te Deum etc. Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bernius (Hänssler Classic)
Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital
- »Im Abendrot« – Lieder by R Strauss, Wagner, Pfitzner. Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho (DG)
- »N’espérez plus, mes yeux« – Airs by Le Jeune etc. Les Arts Florissants, Christie (harmonia mundi)
- »Tiranno« – Arias by A Scarlatti, Händel etc. Lindsey, Williams, Staples, Arcangelo, Cohen (Alpha)
- Beethoven, Wagner, Verdi: Lieder and Arias. Lise Davidsen, London Phil O, Elder (Decca)
- Berio: Sequenza III, Folk Songs etc. Lucile Richardot, Les Cris de Paris, Jourdain (harmonia mundi)
- Erlebach: Songs. Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon (Alpha)
- Laks: Complete works for voice and piano. Vegri, Wasiak, Horwitz (eda)
- Lucier: Sitting in a Room; +Arias by JS Bach. Herfurtner, Blessing, Albach etc. (bastille musique)
- Mozart: Concerto Arias. Lisette Oropesa, Il Pomo D’oro, Manacorda (Pentatone)
- Schönberg etc.: Pierrot lunaire op. 21 etc. Kopatchinskaja, Hong, Ahonen, Bieri etc. (Alpha)
Jury Early Music
- »Freundliches Glücke, süsseste Liebe« – Works by Biber etc. Rial, Börner, Il Profondo (Resonando)
- »Heinrich Albert’s Pumpkin Hut« – Works by Albert etc. Mields, Hathor Consort, Lischka (Ramée)
- »Minoriten-Codex – Virtuoso Violin Sonatas from Vienna«. Pohn, Riccabona, Trefflinger (Querstand)
- »Violino 2 – Catena Bohemica«. Viennese Violin Works around 1680. Skuplik, Jacobi (Fra Bernardo)
- JS Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos BWV1046-1051. Il Gusto Barocco, Halubek (Berlin Classics)
- CPE Bach: Symphonies Wq 182 Nos. 1-6. Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer (harmonia mundi)
- De Victoria: Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae. La Capella Reial, Hespèrion XXI, Savall (Alia Vox)
- Isaac: Missa Wohlauff gut Gsell von hinnen; Josquin: O decus ecclesiae etc. Cinquecento (Hyperion)
- Marais: Troisième Livre de Pièces de Viole. L’Achéron, François Joubert-Caillet (Ricercar)
- Martini: Psalms, Chansons, Motets etc. Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain (Ricercar)
- Fontana, Pachelbel, Fux etc.: Sonatas for 3 Violins. Ensemble Diderot, Pramsohler (Audax Records)
- Telemann: 12 Fantasies for Violin solo TWV40:14-25. Gunar Letzbor (Pan Classics)
Jury Contemporary Classical Music
- Lukas Ligeti: That Which Has Remained… Majewska, Szamburski, Zakrocki, Palosz etc. (col legno)
- Manoury: lab.oratorium. Moriah, Augestad etc., SWR Vokalens, Gürzenich O Köln, Roth (Wergo)
- Neuwirth: Torsion, Magic Flu-idity etc. Works for Chamber Music. Klangforum Wien (Kairos)
- Poppe: Filz, Stoff, Wald. T Zimmermann, Ensemble Resonanz, Poppe (Wergo)
- Schönberg etc.: Pierrot lunaire op. 21 etc. Kopatchinskaja, Hong, Ahonen, Bieri etc. (Alpha)
- Sciarrino: Due Notturni etc. Works for Chamber Music. Klangforum Wien (Kairos)
- Sciarrino: Hermes, All’aure in una lontananza etc. Works for Flute. Matteo Cesari (Kairos)
Jury Historical Classical Recordings
- »100 Jahre Mozartfest« – Live Recordings from the Imperial Hall of the Würzburg Residence (Orfeo)
- Artur Rodziński & New York Philharmonic – The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony)
- Bernstein conducts Strawinsky (Sony)
- Dennis Brain Homage – Works by Mozart, Beethoven, R Strauss, Schumann etc. (Warner)
- Erich Kleiber – The Complete Polydor 78s (DG)
- Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra – The Columbia Legacy 1944-1958 (Sony)
- Joseph Szigeti – The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony)
- Tschaikowsky: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra. Hoteev etc. Fedoseyev (Hänssler)
- Wilhelm Backhaus Edition – Recordings 1908-1961 (Profil)
Jury Crossover Productions
- »432« – Works by Purcell, Waits, JS Bach etc. Athesinus Consort Berlin, Klaus-Bresgott (Felicitas)
- »As An Unperfect Actor«. Nine Shakespeare Sonnets. Minichmayr, Quadro Nuevo, Lhotzky (ACT)
- »Bach Mirror«. Arrangements after Works of JS Bach. Enhco, Serafimova (Sony)
- Lucier: Sitting in a Room; +Arias by JS Bach. Herfurtner, Blessing, Albach etc. (bastille musique)
- Lukas Ligeti: That Which Has Remained… Majewska, Szamburski, Zakrocki, Palosz etc. (col legno)
- Max Nagl: 12 Marches (rude noises)
- Misión Tango. Cuarteto Soltango (CAvi)
- Thomas Maos: glühen. electro-acoustic transformations in a mediterranean setting (Way Out)
- Transorient Orchestra: Zip Zip (Double Moon)
- Cymin Samawatie, Ketan Bhatti: Trickster Orchestra (ECM)
- Michael Wollny, Emile Parisien, Tim Lefebvre, Christian Lillinger: XXXX (ACT)
Jury Film Music
- Andra Day: The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Music from the Motion Picture (Warner)
- Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett: Her. Original Score (Arcade Fire Music / Milan)
- Wengenmayr, Miller: Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe. Original Soundtrack (Bavaria)
- Spotlight on John Williams. City Light Symphony O, Griffiths, Friedrich, Meyer etc. (Prospero)
- Tom Holkenborg: Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Water Tower)
Jury Music Film
- Hans Zender: Thinking With Your Senses. A Documentary by Reiner E. Moritz (Arthaus)
- Zubin Mehta: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds. A Film by Bettina Ehrhardt (Arthaus)
Jury Jazz I
- Ack van Rooyen: 90 (Jazzline Classics)
- Bujazzo: A Tribute To The Clarke-Boland Big Band. Bundesjazzorchester, Whigham (Double Moon)
- Johannes Enders & Rainer Böhm Duo: Kokoro (Enja/Yellowbird)
- Martin Auer Quintett: Hot 5 (Laika)
- Matthias Nadolny Quartet: Slow (Klaeng)
- New Orleans Originals: I’ll Fly Away (recordJet)
- Piotr Schmidt Quartet: Dark Forecast (O-Tone)
- Sarah Vaughan: Live At The Berlin Philharmonie 1969 (The Lost Recordings)
- Scott Hamilton, Andrea Pozza: Who Cares? (Fonè Jazz)
- Thomas Faist Trio: Unreleased Recordings (Bobtale)
- Wes Montgomery: The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Jazzline Classics)
Jury Jazz II
- Airelle Besson: Try! (Papillon Jaune)
- Aki Takase, Daniel Erdmann: Isn’t It Romantic? (BMC)
- Floating Points: Promises. With Pharoah Sanders & LSO (Luaka Bop)
- Irène Schweizer & Hamid Drake: Celebration (Intakt)
- Michel Portal: MP85 (Label Bleu)
- Petter Eldh & Koma Saxo: Koma Saxo Live (We Jazz)
- Slowfox: Freedom. Sebastian Gramss, Hayden Chisholm, Philip Zoubek (rent a dog)
- Sons of Kemet: Black To The Future (Impulse!)
- Tilo Weber & Four Fauns: Faun Renaissance (Malletmuse)
- Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy (ECM)
Jury World Music
- Albaluna: Heptad (Independant)
- Antonis Antoniou: Kkismettin (Ajabu!)
- Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: Meridiana (Ponderosa)
- João Selva: Navegar (Underdog Records)
- Khaira Arby: New York Live (Clermont Music)
- Khalab & M’berra Ensemble: m’berra (Real Word)
- Luz y Sombra & Nicolás Lartaun: Chiquilín. Astor Piazzolla – Tango Nuevo (GMV)
- Piers Faccini: Shapes of the Fall (No Format)
- Rão Kyao: Gandhi (Galileo MC)
- Samba Touré: Binga (Glitterbeat)
- Tania Saleh: 10 A.D. (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
- Transorient Orchestra: Zip Zip (Double Moon)
Jury Traditional Ethnic Music
- Barbara Schirmer & Carlo Niederhauser: ZeitverLUST (Self-published)
- Fran O’Rourke & John Feeley: Turning the Song / Casadh na n-Amhrán (Phaedrus)
- Misagh Joolaee: Unknown Nearness (Self-published)
- Saucējas: Dabā (CPL-Music)
- Toni Perttula: Pajavasara (Bafé’s Factory)
- Transorient Orchestra: Zip Zip (Double Moon)
Jury German language Singer/Songwriter
- Burges, Gränzer, Schade: Jenseits schillernder Welten – Farben der Liebe (Grenzton)
- Dota: Wir rufen dich, Galaktika (Kleingeldprinzessin)
- Ernst Molden & Der Nino aus Wien: Zirkus (Bader Molden)
- Holger Saarmann: Selber leuchten (Silberblick)
- Jörg Erb: Am Leben so dicht (Rondo)
- Le-Thanh Ho: Panoptikum (BSC/Focus)
- Max von Milland: Der Oanzige (0472 Records)
- Miriam Hanika: Louise (Sturm & Klang)
- Sebastian Block: Dorngrund (Unserallereins)
Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter
- Burges, Gränzer, Schade: Jenseits schillernder Welten – Farben der Liebe (Grenzton)
- Ilja Ruf: Ilja_19 acoustic album (GP Arts)
- Linde Nijland: Ten Years (Linden Tree)
- Ray Cooper: Land Of Heroes (Westpark)
- Saucējas: Dabā (CPL-Music)
- Sebastian Block: Dorngrund (Unserallereins)
- Teyr: Estren (Sleight of Hands)
- Tworna (Löwenzahn Verlag)
Jury Pop
- Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg (4AD)
- Gary Numan: Intruder (BMG)
- Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee (Dead Oceans)
- Paul Weller: Fat Pop [Volume 1] (Polydor)
- Rhiannon Giddens: They’re Calling Me Home. With Francesco Turrisi (Nonesuch)
- The Blue Stones: Hidden Gems (Dualtone)
- Weezer: Van Weezer (Atlantic)
- Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend (Virgin/Caroline)
Jury Rock
- Del Amitri: Fatal Mistakes (Sony)
- Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg (4AD)
- Gary Louris: Jump For Joy (Sham/Thirty Tigers)
- Greta Van Fleet: The Battle At Garden’s Gate (Republic/Lava)
- International Music: Ententraum (Staatsakt)
- Ja, Panik: Die Gruppe (Bureau B)
- John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band: Leftover Feelings (New West)
- Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime (Matador /Beggars Banquet)
- New Order: Education Entertainment Recreation – Live At Alexandra Palace (Warner)
- Robert Finley: Sharecropper’s Son (Easy Eye Sound)
- The Black Keys: Delta Kream (Nonesuch)
- Valerie June: The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Concord)
Jury Hard and Heavy
- Artillery: X (Metal Blade)
- Bewitcher: Cursed Be Thy Kingdom (Century Media)
- Flotsam & Jetsam: Blood In The Water (AFM)
- Lunar Shadow: Wish To Leave (Cruz del Sur Music)
- Orden Ogan: Final Days (AFM)
- The Crown: Royal Destroyer (Metal Blade)
- Vulture: Dealin’ Death (Metal Blade)
- Wheel: Preserved in Time (Cruz del Sur Music)
Jury Alternative
- Aloa Input: Devil’s Diamond Memory Collection (Siluh)
- Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg (4AD)
- Godspeed you! Black Emperor: G_d’s Pee At State’s End! (Constellation)
- International Music: Ententraum (Staatsakt)
- Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee (Dead Oceans)
- Paul McCartney: McCartney III Imagined (Capitol)
- Sophia Kennedy: Monsters (City Slang)
- St. Vincent: Daddy’s Home (Caroline)
- Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend (Virgin/Caroline)
Jury Club and Dance
- DJ Black Low: Uwami (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
- Fatima Al Qadiri: Medieval Femme (Hyperdub)
- Irakli: Major Signals (Dial)
- Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever (Ninja Tune)
- Loraine James: Reflection (Hyperdub)
- Modeselektor: Extended (Monkeytown)
- Roman Flügel: Eating Darkness (Running Back)
- Scotch Rolex: Tewari (Hakuna Kulala)
- Sofia Kourtesis: Fresia Magdalena (Ninja Tune/Technicolour)
- Thomas Fehlmann: Böser Herbst (Kompakt)
- Zopelar: Universo (Apron Records)
Jury Electronic and Experimental
- »This is Tehran?« Saba Alizadeh, Hooshyar Khayam, Ata ‚Sote’ Ebtekar etc. (30 M Records)
- Black Midi: Cavalcade (Flight 12)
- Decha: La Vida Te Busca (Malka Tuti)
- Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang: Snow Catches On Her Eyelashes (Jazzland)
- Floating Points: Promises. With Pharoah Sanders & LSO (Luaka Bop)
- David Balfe: For Those I Love (September)
- Howie Lee: Birdy Island (Mais Um Discos)
- Rossano Baldini: Humanbeing (Rare Noise)
- Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever (Ninja Tune)
- Lücker, Schickentanz: Suspicion About The Hidden Realities Of Sound (Float Music)
- Masayoshi Fujita: Bird Ambience (Erased Tapes)
- Poté: A Tenuous Tale Of Her (Outlier)
- Rone: Rone & Friends (Infiné)
Jury Blues
- »Anfürsich es es zo leis« & »Anfürsich weed et widder laut« (Torburg Records)
- »Sir« Oliver Mally Group: Tryin’ To Get By (Blind Rope)
- Archie Lee Hooker & The Coast To Coast Blues Band: Living In A Memory (Dixie Frog)
- Björn Berge: Heavy Gauge (Blue Mood)
- Black Patti [Peter Crow C. & Mr Jelly Roll]: Satan’s Funeral (Rhythm Bomb)
- Eddie 9V: Little Black Flies (Ruf)
- Gary Moore: How Blue Can You Get (Provogue/Mascot)
- Jessica Born, Georg Crostewitz: Reset (Merco Musicverlag)
- Mick Fleetwood: Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green & The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac (BMG)
- Superdownhome: No Balls, No Blues Chips (Dixie Frog)
- T Bear: Fresh Bear Tracks (Quatro Valley)
Jury R&B, Soul and Hip Hop
- DMX: Exodus (Def Jam)
- John Morales presents Teena Marie: Love Songs & Funky Beats (Barely Breaking Even)
- Mustafa: When Smoke Rises (Regent Park Songs)
- Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Funk Is My Religion (ACT)
- Rola: Venus (Self-published)
- Snoop Dogg: From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites (Doggy Style)
- TAB Collective feat. Pat Appleton & Ken Norris: Back In Town (Herzog)
Jury Verbal Art
- »Amorbach, California« – Sound Piece by Thomas Meinecke and Move D (Stream, Bayern2)
- »Die schönsten Städte Europas« – Eine akustische Reise von Amsterdam bis Zürich (der Hörverlag)
- HC Artmann: Um zu tauschen Vers für Kuss. Erwin Steinhauer etc. (mandelbaum klangbuch)
- Heinrich Heine: Matratzengruft. Anette Daugardt, Uwe Neumann (Vocalbar)
- Helga Schubert: Vom Aufstehen. Ein Leben in Geschichten. Ruth Reinecke (Argon)
- Kirsten Reese: Field Log Cobourg. Max von Pufendorf, Mathias Engler (Stream, DLF Kultur)
- Matthias Jügler: Die Verlassenen. Florian Lukas (Buchfunk Verlag)
- Paul Celan: Eine Annäherung. Jens Harzer (speak low)
- Stanisław Lem: Die große Hörspiel-Box. Felix von Manteuffel, Gert Westphal etc. (DAV)
- Stefano Giannotti: Mondi possibili – A Co(s)mic (S)trip. Stefan Roschy etc. (Stream, SWR2)
- Stephan Krass: Spell. Radio Play. Friedhelm Ptok etc., Direction: Ulrich Lampen (Stream, SWR2)
- wittmann/zeitblom: Ocean World. Leslie Malton, Trystan Pütter, Maria Goja etc. (Stream, DLF Kultur)
- Zeruya Shalev: Schicksal. Maria Schrader, Eva Meckbach (Osterwold Audio)
Jury Recordings for Children and Youth
- Antje Babendererde: Sommer der blauen Wünsche. Katinka Kultscher (Goya libre)
- De-Phazz und Freunde: Unsere Welt. Dana Geissler (Argon)
- Frank Schwieger, Ramona Wultschner: Ich, Kleopatra, und die alten Ägypter (Igel Records)
- Gorilla Club: Ok cool! Neue Songs präsentiert von »Unter meinem Bett« (Oetinger Audio)
- Jason Reynolds: Asphalthelden. Yared Dibaba, Féréba Koné, Pauline Afaja etc. (DAV)
- Jenny Pearson: Die unglaubliche Wunder-Reise des Freddie Yates. Simon Jäger (DAV)
- Juli Zeh: Socke und Sophie. Pferdesprache leicht gemacht. Uve Teschner, Tanja Fornaro etc. (Argon)
- Kai Magnus Sting: Lotta, Oma Berta und der verschwundene Verschwinder (der Hörverlag)
- Kerstin Gulden: Fair Play – Spiel mit, sonst verlierst du alles! Pascal Houdus etc. (der Hörverlag)
- Lauren Wolk: Echo Mountain. Ellie geht ihren Weg. Rebecca Madita Hundt (Diwan Hörbuchverlag)
- Onjali Q. Rauf: Nacht-Bus-Helden. Julian Greis (Hörcompany)
- Peter Wohlleben: Kommst du mit nach draußen? Stephan Benson (Oetinger)
- Philipp Steffan: Sag was. Radikal höflich gegen Rechtspopulismus argumentieren (Oetinger)
- Sara Pennypacker: Hier im echten Leben. Kann ein Träumer die Welt verändern? (Sauerländer)