Long List 3/2026

Published: 6th July 2026
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third long list of 2026. The currently 155 jurors have nominated a total of 289 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2026 will be published on the 14th of August.

Jury Orchestral Music

• »An American Dream« – Music by Gershwin, Copland, Rodgers a.o. Gothenburg SO, Barbara Hannigan (Alpha)
• Brahms: Haydn Variations & Extracts from the Rehearsals. BRSO, Herbert Blomstedt (BR Klassik)
• Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra a.o. O Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Lawrence Foster (Alpha)
• Haydn: Symphonies Vol. 19: »Trauer«. Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (Alpha)
• Holst: The Planets, Bax: Tintagel. Tenebrae, LSO, Antonio Pappano (LSO)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Tonhalle-O Zürich, Paavo Järvi (Alpha)
• Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9. Czech Philharmonic O a.o., Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone)
• Markevitch: Piano Concerto, Lorenzo il magnifico a.o. Sarah Maria Sun, Jonathan Powell, RSB, Johannes Kalitzke (eda)
• Martinů: Symphonies Nos. 1-6. Bamberg Symphony O, Jakub Hrůša (DG)
• Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works. Weimar State O, Ivan Repušić (audite)
• Respighi: Sinfonia Drammatica. O Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Robert Treviño (Ondine)
• Senfter: Symphonies No. 1 & 9. German State Philharmonic O RLP, Chelsea Gallo (Capriccio)
• Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 a.o. Szymon Nehring, Polish National RSO, Marin Alsop (Rubicon)
• Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies No. 1 & 2. Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic, Gabriel Adorján (CAvi)
• Wellesz: Symhonies, Works for Chamber Orchestra. ORF RSO Wien a.o., Gottfried Rabl (cpo)

Jury Concertos

• »Clavecin XX« – Works by de Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, Górecki. Justin Taylor, O National de Lille, Chloé Dufresne (Alpha)
• »Héritage« – Works for Trumpet and Orchestra by Tomasi, Jongen, Stekke, Schmitt, Koechlin. Sebastian Berner, hr SO, Elias Grandy (Channel)
• »RIO« – Works for Guitar and Orchestra by Villa-Lobos, Gonzaga, Assad, Nazareth. Gaëlle Solal, O Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Roberto Beltrán Zavala (Fuga Libera)
• Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 a.o. Nemanja Radulović, Philharmonia O, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (PLG)
• Reinecke: Works for Flute. Jeehee Han, Lang Lang, Royal Philharmonic O, Vasily Petrenko (DG)
• Telemann: Recorder Concertos, Ouvertures. Clara Guldberg Ravn, Concerto Copenhagen (Arcantus)

Jury Chamber Music I

• »East Meets West« – Works by Darvishi, Chin, Widmann, Adès. Anne-Sophie Mutter a.o., LSO, Thomas Adés (Alpha)
• »Gobi Canticle« – Works by Liang, Tian, Yi, Chan a.o. Natali Lin Douglas, Patrick Yim (Orchid)
• »Presumed Beethoven« – Beethoven: String Quartets Anh. 2. Quartetto Alla Maniera Italiana (Arcana)
• »The Madrid Conservatory String Quartets« – String Quartets by Bacarisse, Bautista, de Pablos Cerezo, Remacha a.o. Seikilos Quartet (Eudora)
• Arriaga: Complete String Quartets. Cuarteto Quiroga (Cobra)
• Beethoven: The late String Quartets. Quatuor Diotima (Pentatone)
• Haydn, Barber a.o.: String Quartets. Isidore String Quartet (Delos)
• Kurtág: Secreta (Complete Works for String Quartet). Quatuor Béla (bastille musique)
• Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies No. 1 & 2. Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic, Gabriel Adorján (CAvi)

Jury Chamber Music II

• »alto appassionato« – Works for Viola and Piano by Fauré, Honnoré, Büsser a.o. Timothy Ridout, Jonathan Ware (harmonia mundi)
• »Figures Argentines« – Works by Ginastera, Fiszbein, Piazzolla a.o. Quatuor Voce, Pablo Márquez, Jean-Baptiste Henry (Alpha)
• »Fountain of Youth« – Piano Trios by Shostakovich, Lisney, Korngold. Mithras Trio (Linn)
• Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Vol. 1. Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien (BIS)
• Brahms: Trio op. 114, C & R Schumann: Romances, Joachim: Hebrew Melodies. Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Javier Perianes (harmonia mundi)
• Brambach: The complete Chamber Music. Oliver Triendl, Nina Karmon, Matthias Lingenfelder, Tianwa Yang, Roland Gassl a.o. (Hänssler)
• Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1, Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel, Schnittke: Gratulationsrondo. Duo Gazzana (ECM)
• Still, Reinecke, Boulanger, Price, Schubert: Works for Flute and Piano. Brandon Patrick George, Bryan Wagorn (Pentatone)

Jury Keyboard Music I

• »A Prologue« – Piano Works by Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin. Misha Namirovsky (TYXart)
• »Debut« – Piano Works by Ravel, Stanchinsky, Chopin, Weber, Bartók, Liszt. Sasha Stychkina (Alpha)
• »Dialoge« – Works by Theodorakis, Beethoven, Improviations. Johanna Summer, Kit Armstrong, Danae Dörken, Claire Huangci, Igor Levit (ACT)
• »heartlands« – Schumann: Piano Sonata op. 22, Lysenko: Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes op. 18, Brahms: Two Rhapsodies op. 79. Dmytro Choni (naïve)
• »Polish Nostalgia« – Works by Chopin, Szpilman, Petersburski a.o. Cyprien Katsaris (NIFC)
• Granados: Goyescas Suite, Danzas españolas. Charlotte Hu (Pentatone)
• Handel: Chaconne, Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze a.o. Nelson Goerner (Alpha)
• Rachmaninoff: Etudes Tableaux, Corelli Variations a.o. Vsevolod Zavidov (Alpha)
• Schubert: Allegretto C minor D 915, Six Moments Musicaux D 780 a.o. Katya Apekisheva (Orchid)
• Scriabin: Piano Sonata op. 53, Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata op. 28. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Naxos)
• Tveitt: Piano Sonata No. 29, Folk Tunes, Songs. Leif Ove Andsnes, Solveig Andsnes (Simax)

Jury Keyboard Music II

• »Clavecin XX« – Works by de Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, Górecki. Justin Taylor, O National de Lille, Chloé Dufresne (Alpha)
• »Music for These Troubled Times« – Works by Tallis, Byrd, Bull a.o. Dmytro Kokoshynskyy (Fuga Libera)
• »Variations on Silbermann« – Works by Pachelbel, Weckmann, Kuhnau a.o. Daniel Beilschmidt (Querstand)
• Buxtehude, Buttstett, JS Bach, CPE Bach: Organ Music in Kampen. Manuel Tomadin (Brilliant)
• Cerha: Complete Organ Works. Wolfgang Kogert (Kairos)
• Karg-Elert: Romantic Pieces for the Saugwind Harmonium. Jan Hennig (Ambiente Audio)
• gamut inc: Radiating (Aggregate Editions)
• Vierne: Works for Soprano and Organ, Organ Works. Franziska Bobe, Stefan Schmidt (Aeolus)

Jury Opera I

• Cavalli: La Calisto. Lauranne Oliva, Alex Rosen a.o., Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (harmonia mundi)
• Cimarosa: L’Italiana in Londra. Angela Vallone, Bianca Tognocchi a.o., Frankfurt Opera and Museum O, Leo Hussain (Naxos)
• Handel: Theodora. Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Millenium O, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Ricercar)
• Lully: Proserpine. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens a.o., Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (CVS)
• Sartorio: Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Alexandrina Pendatschanska, María Cristina Kiehr a.o., La Cetra, Attilio Cremonesi (Fra Bernardo)
• Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride. Rocío Pérez, Rafał Tomkiewicz a.o., Les Talens Lyriques, NovoCanto, Christophe Rousset (Aparté)

Jury Opera II

• Barber: Vanessa. Nicole Heaston, J’Nai Bridges a.o., NSO, Gianandrea Noseda (NSO)
• Fall: Die Straßensängerin. Mirjam Neururer, Nora Lentner a.o., Chor & O der Musikalischen Komödie Leipzig, Tobias Engeli (cpo)
• Grandval: Mazeppa. Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car a.o., BR Choir, Munich Radio O, Mihhail Gerts (Bru Zane)
• Halévy: La Juive. Ambur Braid, John Osborn a.o., Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum O, Henrik Nánási, Direction: Tatjana Gürbaca (Naxos)
• Raff: Dame Kobold. Matthias Lika, Lara Rieken a.o., Choir of the Theatre of the City of Ústí nad Labem, West Bohemian SO, Dario Salvi (Naxos)
• Silver: La Belle au bois dormant. Kate Aldrich, Thomas Dolié a.o., Hungarian National Chorus & Philharmonic O, György Vashegyi (Bru Zane)
• Tournemire: Le Petit Pauvre d’Assise. Samuel Levine, Maryna Zubko a.o., Opera and Extra Chorus of the Ulm Theater, Ulm City Philharmonic O, Felix Bender (Theater Ulm)
• Von Einem: Der Prozess. Anne-Fleur Werner, Robert Murray a.o., PPCM Academy, Klangforum Wien, Walter Kobéra, Direction: Stefan Herheim (Heliane)

Jury Choral Music and Vocal Ensemble

• »Bomba Flamenca« – Works by Janequin, Morales a.o. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha)
• »Dialogue« – Choral Works by Penderecki, Poulenc, Messiaen a.o. NFM Choir, Lionel Sow (Alpha)
• »Ubi Caritas« – Italian Laude in Early Renaissance. Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain (Ricercar)
• Bach JS: St. John’s Passion. Julian Prégardien, Lucile Richardot a.o., Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (arr. for Chamber O). Rhein-Neckar Youth Chamber Choir, Rhein-Neckar Youth Chamber Philharmonic O, Thomas Kalb (Rondeau)
• de Wert: Nono Libro de Madrigali 1588. La Compagnia del Madrigali (Glossa)
• Dupré: Vocal Discoveries. Vox Ad Hoc, Tobias Frank (MDG)
• Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Justin Doyle (harmonia mundi)
• Haydn: The Harmoniemesse a.o. Mélissa Petit, Beth Taylor, Bastien Rimondi, Anreas Wolf, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (harmonia mundi)
• Muhly: No Resting Place. The Tallis Scholars, Peter Philipps (Linn)
• Rubbra: Crucifixus pro nobis a.o. Owen Chan, François Cloete, Benjamin Hulett, Choir of Merton College Oxford, Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas (Delphian)
• Tulve: I Am a River a.o., Saariaho: Lumen valosta a.o. Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek (BIS)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• »A Poet’s Love« – Songs by Loewe, Lang, Mendelssohn-Hensel, Schumann, Werner. Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch (BIS)
• »Blüten der Liebe« – Songs by Schumann, Zemlinsky, Wagner, R Strauss. Marlis Petersen, Stephan Matthias Lademann (Solo Musica)
• »Darkness« – Songs by Schumann, Wolf, Strauss, Martin, Brahms. Thilo Dahlmann, Hedayet Jonas Djeddikar (Challenge)
• »Irrlichter« – Songs by Schubert. Sophie Rennert, Joseph Middleton (BIS)
• »So Poétique!« – Songs by Gounod, Godard, Vierne, Dubois, Fauré a.o. Cyrille Dubois, Brusssels Philharmonic, Pierre Dumoussaud (Alpha)
• »Un Grand Sommeil Noir« – Songs by Stravinsky, Debussy, Ravel, Ginastera a.o. Nahuel di Pierro, Alphonse Cemin (b-records)
• Krenek: Travel Book from the Austrian Alps. Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon (Gramola)

Jury Early Music

• »Beyond Vivaldi« – Lute Concertos by Hagen, Kleinknecht, Kohaut, Krebs. Evangelina Mascardi, Estrovagante, Riccardo Doni (Arcana)
• »Byrd and the Bird« – Works for two Recorders by Baldwin, Telemann, Hotteterre, Bartók a.o. Giovanni Antonini, Sheng-Fang Chiu (Alpha)
• »If music…« – Songs and Arias by Purcell, Händel, Fux, JS Bach. Jakub Józef Orliński, Michał Biel (Erato)
• »Seelenfrieden« – Sacral Music by Buxtehude, Hammerschmidt, Krieger, Rosenmüller, Schütz, Theile. Martin Platz, Lautten Compagney Berlin, Wolfgang Katschner (Prospero)
• Beck: Symphonies op. 4 Nos. 4-6 a.o. La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (cpo)
• Carissimi: Historia di Jephte a.o. Bosten Early Music Festival, Vocal & Chamber Ensembles, Stephen Stubbs, Paul O’Dette (cpo)
• Carissimi: Historia di Jephte a.o. Voces Suaves, Michele Vannelli (Arcana)
• de Wert: Nono Libro de Madrigali 1588. La Compagnia del Madrigali (Glossa)
• Handel: Theodora. Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Millenium O, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Ricercar)
• Nenna: Il primo libro de Madrigali a cinque voci (1582). Comet Musicke (Ricercar)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• »Better Me« – Works for Percussion & Electronics by Porter, Kuyumcuyan. Vanessa Porter, Emil Kuyumcuyan, Sarah Palarczyk (Neos)
• »East Meets West« – Works by Darvishi, Chin, Widmann, Adès. Anne-Sophie Mutter a.o., LSO, Thomas Adés (Alpha)
• »Landschaften« – Works by Wally, Schimana, Kerschbaumer, Arkurshyna, Lang a.o. Airborne Extended (col legno)
• García-Alarcón: La passione di Gesù. Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Capella Mediterranea, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Alpha)
• Hildebrand: Noise Trip Explosion. Nolan Hildebrand, Colin Fisher, Veronica Zupanic a.o. (Redshift Music)
• Hübner: Crunch. Arditti Quartet, Airborne Extended, Schallfeld Ensemble a.o., Leonhard Garms, Olaf Katzer (Wergo)
• Kurtág: Secreta (Complete Works for String Quartet). Quatuor Béla (bastille musique)
• Vincze: Ashes. Alarm Will Sound, Jack Quartet, Ensemble Modern, Zafraan Ensemble a.o. (Kairos)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky – Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
• Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – The Complete Warner Edition (Warner)
• Elgar: Cello Concerto, Violin Concerto. André Navarra, Tibor Varga, Munich Philharmonic O, Bamberg SO, Fritz Rieger, Jan Koetsier (Somm)
• Horst Stein – The Decca Recordings. Friedrich Gulda, Vienna Philharmonic O, O de la Suisse Romande, Horst Stein (Eloquence)
• Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes op. 23, 12 Preludes op. 32, Prelude C-sharp minor. Moura Lympany (Pristine)
• The Art of David Munrow – Complete Warner Edition (Warner)
• The Great Forgotten Danish Violinist Henry Holst (Danacord)

Jury Crossover Productions

• »Better Me« – Works for Percussion & Electronics by Porter, Kuyumcuyan. Vanessa Porter, Emil Kuyumcuyan, Sarah Palarczyk (Neos)
• »Dialoge« – Works by Theodorakis, Beethoven, Improvisations. Johanna Summer, Kit Armstrong, Danae Dörken, Claire Huangci, Igor Levit (ACT)
• »La Torre del Oro« – Works by Herrera, Ricas, Para, de Murcia a.o., Traditionals. L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (Erato)
• »Landschaften« – Works by Wally, Schimana, Kerschbaumer, Arkurshyna, Lang a.o. Airborne Extended (col legno)
• Clements: Desires and Adorations. BlowUp! Flute Octet (Solaire)
• Flute’n’Bass (Stephanie Wagner & Norbert Dömling): Elektrolyte (JazzHausMusik)
• Kravchenko Clees: Faces (Unit)
• Nite Bjuti: Minwi (Intakt)
• Fie Schouten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux: Open Space (Relative Pitch)
• Pippo Corvino: Pilgrim’s Dream (self production)
• Mel*E: Proud (JazzWerkstatt)
• Judith Berkson: TheeTheyThy (ECM)
• Mahan Mirarab: Unspoken (ACT)

Jury Film Music

• Daniel Pemberton: Project Hail Mary (Milan)
• Daniel Pemberton: The Drama (A24 Music)
• Harry Gregson-Williams & Ryder McNair: Normal (Lakeshore)
• Hildur Guðnadóttir: The Bride! (Water Tower)
• Mark Mothersbaugh: Hoppers (Walt Disney)
• Moses Sumney, Joseph Shirley: Is God Is (Lakeshore)
• Peter Thomas Sound Orchester: Raumpatrouille Orion. Music from the Original TV-Series (Allscore)
• Tara Nome Doyle: Rose (FatCat)

Jury Music Film

• The Stones & Brian Jones. Direction: Nick Broomfield (Arte)
• Famous Orchestras: Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw O Amsterdam. Direction: Dorothee Binding, Benedict Mirow, Andreas Morell, Magdalena Zięba-Schwind, Milena-Maria Smaczny (Arte/ZDF)
• Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders. Direction: Robert Bohrer, Robert Kummer (WDR/NDR)
• Ivry Gitlis – Von der Kunst (k)ein Geiger zu sein. Direction: Gai Tordjman (Arte/WDR)
• UDO. Rebell. Rockstar. Ikone. Direction: Cornelia Quast (NDR)

Jury Jazz I

• Anton Goudsmit, Hermine Deurloo: Unfiltered (Challenge)
• Chris Potter: Alive With Ghosts Today (Edition)
• Jan Harbeck Quartet: Conversation (Stunt)
• Joe Henderson: Consonance. Live At The Jazz Showcase (Resonance)
• Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet (ECM)
• Lars Danielsson Liberetto: Echomyr (ACT)
• Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight. At The Jazz Showcase (Resonance)
• Michel Petrucciani: Kuumbwa (Elemental Music)
• Omer Klein: The Poetics (XJazz!)
• Randy Weston & African Rhythm Orchestra: Brooklyn Academy of Music 1985 (IN+OUT)

Jury Jazz II

• Benjamin Herman: The Tokyo Sessions (Dox)
• Christian Lillinger: Open Form For Society II (Plaist)
• Christof Lauer: Odyssea Sonorum (An:Bruch)
• Felix Hauptmann, Roger Kintopf, Leif Berger: Percussion III (Unit)
• Flea: Honora (Nonesuch)
• Fuchsthone Orchestra: Peaks And Plots (Unit)
• Joachim Kühn & Young Lions: Joachim Kühn & Young Lions (ACT)
• Randy Weston: The Music of Randy Weston. Box Set (IN+OUT)
• Soft Machine: Thirteen (Dyad)
• Tyshawn Sorey: Members… Don’t! (Pi)

Jury World Music

• BCUC: The Road Is Never Easy (Out Here)
• Fatoumata Diawara: Massa (Nø Førmat!)
• Lucas Santtana: Brasiliano (Nø Førmat!)
• Mah Damba: Taabolo Koura (One World)
• Massa Dembele: Falatô (Not OK)
• Naïssam Jalal: Landscapes of Eternity (Les Couleurs du Son)
• Sakîna Têyna: Sûret | Faces and Images (Dreyer Gaido)
• Shkoon: Traces (MDL Beast)
• Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, The Rajasthan Express: Ranjha (World Circuit)
• Souad Massi: Zagate (Backing Track)
• The Klezmatics: We Were Made For These Times (Asphalt Tango)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Amir Amiri, Sarah Pagé, Shawn Mativetsky: Metamorphose (fifth house)
• Brigan, Torgeir Vassvik: Voci di mare i di vento (Liburia)
• Cocanha: Flame Folclòre (Les Disques Bongo Joe)
• Dánacht: Colours (self production)
• Maria Kalaniemi & Pekko Käppi: Tåreportens Pärla / Tears to Pearls (Art Prevolution)
• Mariana Sadovska & Vesna: You should live! ЖИВИ! (CPL-Music)
• Nubras Ensemble: Nubras (Liburia)
• Stefano Valla, Daniele Scurati: Instabasua (Felmay)
• Trad Quartett: Trad Quartett (self production)
• Vent Negru: A la leváda (La Pavéa)
• Yiddish Glory: The Silenced Songs of World War II (Six Degrees)
• »La Torre del Oro« – Works by Herrera, Ricas, Para, de Murcia a.o., Traditionals. L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (Erato)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriters

• Attwenger: Wos (Trikont)
• Kai Degenhardt: Zwischen Tellerrand und Horizont (Plattenbau)
• Katja Worksr: An seidenen Fäden (Stockfisch)
• Keimzeit: Ach, die Menschen (comic helden)
• Michael Moravek & Electric Traveling Show: Georg (TYXart)
• Paul Bartsch & Band: Theaterdonner (ZOUNDR)
• Sarah Lesch: Poesie & Widerstand (ListenRecords)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• Cara: Our Ship Is Ready (Artes)
• Duo Suchanek & Peters: Momentaufnahme (self production)
• Ensemble WAKS: Sofias Reisen (self production)
• Gangar: Dreng (Heilo)
• Kris Drever: I’m Doing This For Love (Westbury)
• Maria Kalaniemi & Pekko Käppi: Tåreportens Pärla / Tears to Pearls (Art Prevolution)
• Namoli Brennet: Moving Pictures (Flaming Dame)
• Neha!: Svetu (CPL-Music)
• The Burnett Sisters Band: Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle)
• Trad Quartett: Trad Quartett (self production)
• Warmoes: De Binnenbuiten (Trad)

Jury Pop

• Aldous Harding: Train On The Island (4AD)
• Arlo Parks: Ambiguous Desire (Transgressive)
• James Blake: Trying Times (Good Boy)
• Joe Jackson: Hope And Fury (earMusic)
• Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open (Dead Oceans)
• Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me (Verve)
• Thundercat: Distracted (Brainfeeder)
• Tori Amos: In Times Of Dragons (Fontana/Decca)

Jury Rock

• Christin Nichols: Christin Nichols (PIAS)
• Courtney Barnett: Creature Of Habit (Mom + Pop Music)
• Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds: Mutiny After Midnight (Atlantic)
• Kacey Musgraves: Middle of Nowhere (Interscope)
• Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open (Dead Oceans)
• Kneecap: Fenian (Heavenly)
• Michael Moravek & Electric Traveling Show: Georg (TYXart)
• Neil Diamond: Wild At Heart (Capitol)
• Paul McCartney: The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (Capitol)
• Red Largo: Hotel Neuf (Madame Vega’s Boudoir)
• Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen: They Call Us The Lucky Ones (The Bingham Recording)
• The Builders and the Butchers: No Tomorrow (Instrument Village)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• A Forest Of Stars: Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface (Prophecy)
• A.A. Williams: Solstice (Reigning Phoenix)
• At The Gates: The Ghost Of A Future Dead (Century Media)
• Crown Lands: Apocalypse (InsideOutMusic)
• Dimmu Borgir: Grand Serpent Rising (Nuclear Blast)
• Draconian: In Somnolent Ruin (Napalm)
• Gaerea: Loss (Century Media)
• Lunar Shadow: The Pall Of A Past World (Cruz Del Sur Music)
• Monolord: Neverending (Relapse)
• Northern Graves: Derelict Heart (Meuse Music)
• Spell: Wretched Heart (Bad Omen)
• Zerre: Rotting On A Golden Throne (Dying Victims)

Jury Alternative

• Bleachers: Everyone For Ten Minutes (Dirty Hit)
• Bonnie »Prince« Billy: We Are Together Again (Domino)
• Courtney Barnett: Creature Of Habit (Mom + Pop Music)
• Dylan Rippon: Fields (Hero Rhymes with Zero)
• Get Well Soon: Minus The Magic (Scarlet Beast)
• Kim Gordon: Play Me (Matador)
• Paula Carolina: Wild (Paula Carolina)
• The Notwist: News From Planet Zombie (Morr Music)
• They Might Be Giants: The World Is To Dig (Idlewild)

Jury Club and Dance

• Boards of Canada: Inferno (Warp)
• Boys’ Shorts: What Does It Take To Make These Men Happy? (All Sorts)
• Jump Source: Fold (NAFF)
• Lolina: Monopoly Of Mistakes (Relaxin)
• Lone: Hyperphantasia (Greco-Roman)
• Los Pulpitos: Tentacletek (Crammed Discs)
• Nene H: Second Skin (Umay)
• Planetary Assault Systems: Planetary People (Ostgut Ton)
• Various Artists: Endangered Audio Research Vol. 1 (Dance Data)
• Various Artists: Part Time Archivists / Part Time Forgers (Necessary Unfold)
• Various Artists: Unda – Vol. I (Useless Seconds)
• Xylitol: Blumenfantasie (Planet µ)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Bernd-Michael Land: Juice – Reise zum Jupiter (Elektro Kartel)
• Boards of Canada: Inferno (Warp)
• Devin Gray, Andrea Parkins, Frank Gratkowski: Hz Of Gold (Rataplan)
• Irmin Schmidt: Requiem (Future Days Music)
• Jiahui Wu & Alireza Ostovar: States Of Listening (Alireza Ostovar)
• Johanna Borchert & Miles Perkin: The Match (enja & yellowbird)
• Lee »Scratch« Perry & Mouse On Mars: Spatial, No Problem (Domino)
• Linnea Talp: Variations For Light Waves (Thanatosis)
• Martin Kohlstedt: Kluft (Edition Kohlstedt)
• Rayan Haïdar: Cities Burn As We Dream of A Return (Dragon’s Eye)
• Thomas Maos: Ikarus vom Lautertal (Wayout)
• Those Who Walk Away: Afterlife Requiem (Constellation)
• »Better Me« – Works for Percussion & Electronics von Porter, Kuyumcuyan. Vanessa Porter, Emil Kuyumcuyan, Sarah Palarczyk (Neos)

Jury Blues

• Bob Corritore & Friends: Ernestine Blues (Vizztone)
• Dr. John: Live At Rockpalast 1999 (MIG music)
• Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind: 13 Hours (Gulf Coast)
• Mike Zito: Outside Or The Eastside (Gulf Coast)
• Muddy What?: Neon Soul (Howlin’ Who)
• Rick Vito: Slidemaster (Momojo)
• Robben Ford: Two Shades Of Blue (Provogue)
• Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul (Concord)

Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop

• Brian Jackson: Now More Than Ever (BBE)
• Brooklyn Funk Essentials: Black Butterfly (Dorado/Kartel)
• Denzel Curry: Strictly 4 The Scythe (Concord)
• grim104: No Country For Old Grim (self production)
• Ikkimel: Poppstar (Four Music)
• Jalen N’Gonda: Doctrine Of Love (Daptone)
• Mýa: Retrospect (Planet 9)
• Nappy Nina & Swarvy: Sow & So (Lucid House)
• Radiohop: Hard To Handle (Melting Pot Music)
• Thundercat: Distracted (Brainfeeder)
• Vince Staples: Cry Baby (Concord)

Jury Verbal Art

• George Orwell: 1984 (concert reading). Sylvester Groth, Music: Stefan Weinzierl (Buchfunk)
• Helene Bukowski: Wer möchte nicht im Leben bleiben. Sarah Dorsel (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Jochen Gutsch: Frankie – Unter Menschen. Matthias Matschke (der Hörverlag)
• Lucinda Guy: Der Feentempel (WDR)
• Martin Brandlmayr: living!room – an acoustic chamber play. Jakob Pejcic, Martin Brandlmayr a.o. (SWR)
• Robert Seethaler: Die Straße. Matthias Brandt (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Siri Hustvedt: Ghost Stories. Eva Mattes, Heikko Deutschmann (Argon)
• Syndikat Gefährliche Liebschaften: Thüringen Supersong. Ein Fiebertraum. Compositions: Philipp Rücker, The New Asuka, Kickpunchpow, Alessiboy, Text and Direction: Nadja Sühnel, Micha Kranixfeld (DLF)
• Werner Fritsch: Mixing Memory And Desire II. Sylvester Groth, Angela Winkler, Werner Fritsch, Werner Waas, Martin Engler a.o., Composition: Werner Cee (SWR)
• Yannic Han Biao Federer: Asiawochen. Kotbong Yang, Yu Fang, Natali Seelig, Jannik Mühlenweg a.o., Direction: Iris Drögekamp (SWR)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Anna Dimitrova: Kanak Kids. Vidina Popov (Argon)
• Anne-Dore Krohn, Wiebke Nieland: Gespensterzentrale Vol. 1 – Das Rätsel der Zeitreise. Anna Thalbach (DAV)
• Eva Kranenburg: Freunde. Fabian Busch (Argon)
• Eva Lezzi: Die Grossstadtdetektive Vol. 2 – Wo ist Annabelle? Josephine Hochbruck (derDiwan)
• François Perdriau: Lilly & Elisabeth. Cathlen Gawlich, Kiara Scheicht a.o., Syncopation Society O (Lauscherlounge)
• Frauke Angel: Der Wald steht schwarz und schweiget. Florian Lukas, Inka Löwendorf, Nina Ernst a.o., Direction: Friederike Wigger (DLF)
• Marc-Uwe Kling: Klugscheißerchen und Vehlerteufelchen. Author reading (Silberfisch)
• Marie-Aude Murail: Über Kurz und Lang. Johannes Quester (derDiwan)
• Michael Ende: Die unendliche Geschichte. Stefan Kaminski (Silberfisch)