Long List 4/2016

Published: 20th September 2016
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the fourth longlist of 2016. The currently 156 jurors have nominated a total of 240 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 4/2016 will be published on the 15th of November.

Long List

Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music

• Mahler: Symphony 7. Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, A.Fischer (Avi-Music)
• Prokofjew: Symphony 6 etc. São Paulo Symphony O, Alsop (Naxos)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies 1 & 4. Kammerak Potsdam, Manacorda (Sony)
• »Rhapsodie«. Works by Chabrier, Ravel etc. Matsuev, SO des BR, Jansons (BR Klassik)
• »Edition Staatskapelle Dresden Vol.35«. Staatskapelle Dresden, Sinopoli (Hänssler)
• R.Strauss: Alpensinfonie. Frankfurter Opern- & MuseumsO, Weigle (Oehms)
• Sibelius: Symphonies 3, 6, 7. Minnesota O, Vänskä (BIS)
• Huppertz: Zur Chronik von Grieshuus. Hr-SinfonieO, Frank Strobel (Pan)
• Roussel, Debussy, Poulenc: Orchestral Suites. O de la Suisse Romande, Yamada (Pentatone)

Jury Concertos

• Bruch: Violin Concerto etc. Weithaas, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Bäumer (cpo)
• Mozart: Piano Concerto KV 595 etc. Vetter, Kussmaul, Hamburger Symphoniker, Ruzicka (Oehms)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 415, 175 & 503. Cavé, Ensemble Divertissement, Alessandrini (Alpha)
• Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Schumann: Violin Concertos. Widmann, Chamber O of Europe (ECM)
• Mozart: Violin Concertos KV 216-219. Kraggerud, Norwegisches KammerO (Naxos)
• Prokofjew: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 etc. Gluzman, Estonian National SO, N.Järvi (BIS)

Jury Chamber Music

• Schubert: Sonata D 821 u.a Miró Q, Haimowitz, Golan (Pentatone)
• Verdi: Dvořak: String Quartets. C.Tetzlaff, Donderer, Helmerson etc. (Avi-Music)
• Mozart: String Quartets KV 428, KV 465 etc. Quatuor van Kuijk (Alpha)
• Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets. Silesian Q (Chandos)
• Saint-Saëns: Piano Quintet op. 14 etc. Q di Cremona, Lucchesini etc. (Audite)
• »Thrace«. Works by Lutosławski etc. Queyras, Sinopoulos etc. (harmonia mundi)
• Rozycki, Friedman: Piano Quintets. Szymanowski Q, Plowright (Hyperion)
• Schönberg: String Quartets No.1-4. Asasello Q (Genuin)
• »Objets trouvés«. Works by Dowland, Ligeti, Cage etc. Chassaut, Mallaun (Genuin)

Jury Piano Music

• Suk: Piano Works. Kolly (MDG)
• Enescu: Complete Piano Works Vol.1. De Solaun (Grand Piano)
• Liszt: Etudes d’exécution transcendante. Gerstein (Myrios)
• Chopin, Beethoven: Préludes, Bagatelles. Budu (Claves)
• Massenet: Piano Works. Zaccaria (Aevea)
• Brahms: Piano Works Vol. 6. Douglas (Chandos)
• Bach, Rameau, Händel etc. Piano Works. Baranova (Berlin Classics)
• »…for children«. Larcher, Schumann, Bartók: Piano Works. Vogt (Avi-Music)

Jury Harpsichord and Organ

• »Organism« Organ Works by Karlsen, Madsen etc. Winge (2L)
• JS Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier. Boccaccio (Brilliant)
• JS Bach: Goldberg Variations. Esfahani (DG)
• Neustädter Orgeltabulatur. Wießner (Sphairos)
• Lehrndorfer: Improvisations Vol. 5,6,7 (Butz-Verlag)
• »Süddeutsche Orgel Musik der Spätromantik«. Works by Rüdinger etc. Weinberger (TyxArt)
• »Frobergers Reisen«. Works by Froberger, Couperin etc. Hasibeder (Raumklang)

Jury Opera I

• Pepusch: Venus & Adonis. Hendrick, Hyde etc. Harmonious Society, Rawson (Ramée)
• Rameau: Dardanus. Gauvin, Arquez etc., Ensemble Pygmalion, Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito. Allemano, Aldrich etc. Acc Montis Regalis, De Marchi (cpo)
• Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro. Pisaroni, Karg etc., Chamber O of Europe, Nézet-Séguin (DG)
• Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Matthews etc., O Age of Enlightenment, Ticciati (Opus Arte)
• Händel: Saul. Purves, Crowe etc., O Age of Enlightenment, Bolton (Opus Arte)

Jury Opera II

• Lalo: La Jacquerie. Gens, Gubisch etc., O Phil Radio France, Davin (Singulares)
• Britten: The Rape of Lucretia. Rice, Royal, London Philharmonic O, Hussein, Shaw (Opus Arte)
• Prokofiew: Semyon Kotko. Lutsyuk, Nikitin etc., Mariinsky O, Gergiev (Mariinsky)
• Lera Auerbach: Tatiana. Hamburg Ballet, Neumeier (CMajor)
• Martinu: Ariane. Kahane, Saturová etc., Essener Philharmoniker, Netopil (Supraphon)
• Berg: Wozzeck. Gerhaher, Jovanovich etc., Phil Zürich, Luisi (Accentus)
• Martinu: Julietta. Lascarro, Streit etc. Frankfurter MuseumsO, Weigle (Oehms)

Jury Choral Music

• »Ultimum«: Choral Works by Rihm, Lukaszewski etc. KammerCh Saarbrücken, Grün (Rondeau)
• Furrer: Works for Choir & Ensemble. Helsinki Chamber Ch, Uusinta Ens, Schweckendiek (Toccata)
• Berkeley: Sacral Choral Works. Marian Consort, Berkeley Ens, Wordsworth (Delphian)
• Kerll, Fux: Requiems. Vox Luminis, Meunier (Ricercar)

Jury Early Music

• »Insane Harmony«. Works by Purcell, Lawes etc. Segal, Röhrig etc. Musica Alta Ripa (MDG)
• Tavener: Western Wynde Mass etc. The Choir of Westminster Abbey, O’ Donnell (Hyperion)
• Kerll, Fux: Missa pro defunctis etc. Vox Luminis, L’Acheron, Meunier (Ricercar)
• » Paradisi Gloria«. Leopold I: Sacral Works. Cappella Murensis, Les Cornets Noirs, Strobl (Audite)
• De Ribera: Magnificats & Motets. Ens Vocal de Profundis, Skinner (Hyperion)
• »Cercar la Voce«. Works by Tartini, Luzzaschi, Fontana etc. Duo L’Istante, Chen, Keller (Resonando)
• Muffat, Bertali etc.: Missa in labore requies, Kirchensonaten. Cappella Murensis etc., Strobl (Audite)
• »Granada«. Works by Halevi, Ibn Zur etc. Hesperion XXI, Cap Reial de Catalunya, Savall (AliaVox)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

• Schumann, Ullmann: Lieder. Landshamer, Huber (Oehms)
• »Shakespeare Songs«. Lieder by Finzi, Byrd, Poulenc etc. Bostridge, Pappano etc. (Warner)
• Debussy, Britten: Lieder of Verlaine. Resch, Salignat (Genuin)
• Mozart: Arias. Breslik, van Dam, Münchner RundfunkO, Lange (Orfeo)
• Anna Netrebko: Verismo. Netrebko, Pappano, O della Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (DG)
• Works by Ravel, Tschaikowsky, Dvorak, etc. E. Savoy, Brandenburg. SO Frankfurt (Genuin)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

• Schumann: Violin Concertos. Kulenkampff, Gawrilov, Berliner Phil, Böhm (Podium)
• Arrau — The Complete Victor & Columbia Album Collection (Sony)
• The Originals — Legendary Recordings Vol 2 (DG)
• Katchen — The Complete Decca Recordings (Decca)
• Auclair — Milestones of a Legend (Documents)
• Ravel: L’Heure Espagnol. BBC Symphony O, Maderna (Testament)
• Argerich — Early Recordings on LP (Deutsche Grammophon)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

• Haubenstock-Ramati: Konstellationen. Klangforum Wien (Kairos)
• Adriaansz: Enclosures. Lankhoorn, Ensemble Klang, Trio Scordatura (Ergodos)
• Adámek: Körper & Seele. Ensemble Intercontemporain, DSO Berlin etc. (Wergo)
• Subotnik: Music for the double life of amphibians. La Barbara, Julliard String Q etc. (Wergo)
• Czernowin: The Quiet. SO des BR, Lubman etc. (Wergo)
• Dinescu: Tagebuch. Levine, Dauprat-Hornquartett etc. (Wergo)

Jury Classical Music on DVD

• Menahem Pressler – Der Pianist. Pressler, Berliner Phil, Rattle etc. (Warner)

Jury Popular Music on DVD

• Rust Never Sleeps. Neil Young, Crazy Horse (Reprise)
• U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE. U2, Eagles Of Death Metal (Island)
• What Happened, Miss Simone? Garbus, Simone etc. (Eagle Vision)
• The Case Of The Three Sided Dream. Kahan, Kirk etc. (Arthaus)

Jury Film Music

• Beltrami: Original Sountrack for Ben-Hur (Sony)
• Roque Baños: Original Sountrack for Don’t Breathe (Lakeshore)
• Harumi Fuuki & Yo Tsuji: Miss Hokusai – Original Sountrack (EMI)
• Cliff Martinez: Original Sountrack for The Neon Demon (Milan)
• Somers: Original Sountrack for Captain Fantastic (Lakeshore)
• That’s Entertainment — The John Wilson Orchestra (Warner)
• Huppertz: Zur Chronik von Grieshuus. Hr-SinfonieO, Frank Strobel (Pan)
• John Barry Plays 007 — Barry etc. (Cherry Red)

Jury Crossover Productions

• Ars Supernova. Les haluz et les bas (Ahalani)
• Solo-Saxophon. Winzen (Are Musik)
• Snowmelt. Neset, London Sinfonietta (ACT)
• Sferraina/Monkeyfish. Goldstein, Steinberger, etc. (Col Legno)
• Tambdde Roza. Fernandes, Palindrone (Gramola)
• The Magical Forest. Hamasyan, Henriksen etc. (ECM)
• Sleepwalking. The Savage Five, Savage etc. (Herbie Martin Music)
• Hamasyan, Henriksen, Aarset u. Bang: Atmosphères (ECM)

Jury Spoken Word and Cabaret

• Sexualität, Liebe, Begehren — Heidenreich, Kriener etc. (Der Hörverlag)
• Cline: The Girls. Von Borsody (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Felsch, Witzel: BRD Noir. Felsch, Witzel (speak low)
• Schenk: Schnell, dein Leben. Rois (tacheles!)
• Ani: Nackter Mann, der brennt. Noethen (Hörbuch Hamburg)
• Göritz: Krieg ist nicht gut für den Frieden. Lipka, Göritz etc. (duo-phon)
• Ferrante: Meine geniale Freundin. Mattes (Der Hörverlag)
• Ribbat: Im Restaurant. Tarrach (headroom)
• Haug, Wetzel: Adolf Hitler – Mein Kampf. Flügge, Gilsbach, Kraus etc. (Hörspielpark)
• Groff: Licht and Zorn. Michelsen, Knizka (Osterwold)

Jury Rock

• Neil Young, The Promise Of The Real: Earth – Live (Warner)
• Blink 182: California (BMG)
• Brendan Canning: Home Wrecking Years (Arts & Crafts)
• Jake Bugg: On My One (EMI)
• Dinosaur Jr.: Giva A Glimpse Of What Yer Not (Jagjaguwar)
• The Veils: Total Depravity (Nettwerk)

Jury Pop

• Noname: Telefone (Soundcloud)
• Blood Orange: Freetown Sound (Domino)
• Frank Ocean: Blonde (Apple Music)
• Andrea Schroeder: Void (Glitterhouse)
• Rosevelt: Rosevelt (City Slang)
• Michael Kiwanuka: Love & Hate (Polydor)
• Arc Iris: Moon Saloon (Rough Trade)
• The Avalanches: Wildflower (Indigo)
• The Divine Comedy: Foreverland (Rough Trade)
• Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool (XL Records)

Jury Alternative

• Schmutzki: Spackos Forever (Four Music)
• Bat For Lashes: The Bride (Palast Musik)
• Eluvium: False Readings On (Temporary Residence)
• Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (Dead Oceans)
• Mala: Mirrors (Brownswood)
• Wild Beasts: Boy King (Domino)

Jury Hard and Heavy

• In Extremo: Quid Pro Quo (Vertigo)
• Sabaton: The Last Stand (Nuclear Blast)
• Sodom: Decision Day (Steamhammer)
• Gojira: Magma (Roadrunner)
• Fates Warning: Theories Of Flight (InsideOut)
• Blues Pills: Lady In Gold (Nuclear Blast)
• Naevus: Heavy Burden (Meta Matter)
• Subrosa: For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages (Profound Lore)
• The Dead Daisies: Make Some Noise (Spitfire)
• Imperium Dekadenz: DIS MANIBVS (Season Of Mist)

Jury R&B, Soul and Hiphop

• Frank Ocean: Blonde (Apple Music)
• Blood Orange: Freetown Sound (Domino)
• De La Soul: Ant The Anonymous Nobody (Rough Trade)
• Keith Sweat: Dress To Impress (Sony)
• Snoop Dogg: Coolaid (Ca$h Machine)
• Incognito: In Search Of Better Days (earMUSIC)
• Anthony Joseph: Caribbean Roots (Strut)
• Jacob Collier: In My Room (Qwest)
• Aaron Neville: Apache (Tell It)
• Richard Bona: Heritage (Qwest)

Jury Club and Dance

• Portable: Alan Abrahams (K7!)
• Hieroglyphic Being: Disco’s Of Imhotep (Ninja Tune)
• »Aus 100«. Compilation. Various (Aus)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

• Gonjasufi: Callus (Warp)
• Peter Broderick: Partners (Erased Tapes)
• Quentin Sirjacq: Far Islands And Near Places (Karaoke Kalk)
• Raime: Tooth (Blackest Ever Black)
• Jenny Hval, Trondheim Jazz O: In The End His Voice Will Be The Sound Of Paper (Hubro)
• Dengue Dengue Dengue: Siete Raices (Enchufada)
• Zomby: Ultra (Hyperdub)
• Metronomy: Summer 08 (Because)
• The Avalanches: Wildflower (Beggars Group)
• Jackie Lynn: Jacky Lynn (Thrill Jockey)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

• Paul Bartsch & Band: Freund sein (Bluebird Café Berlin Records)
• Wolfgang Rieck: Der singende Mann (Bluebird Café Berlin Records)
• Klaus der Geiger, Marius Peters: Piaddolla (Westprak Music)
• Nobody Knows: Urbane Camouflage (Prosodia)
• Faun: Midgard (Electrola)
• Ringsgwandl: Woanders (Capriola)
• Byebye: Eine dir unbekannte Band (Kopf an, Tür auf)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

• Uusikuu: Suomi-Neito (Nordic Notes)
• Anne Mari Kivimäki: Lakkautettu Kylä (Nordic Notes)
• Semer Ensemble: Rescued Treasure (Piranha)
• Reiersrud, Möller etc.: Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic Vl (ACT)
• Melissa Menago: Little Crimes (Chesky)
• SieGra: Memories Of The Stone (Folken Music)
• Unisonus: Zwischen Gestern und Morgen (Kulturregion Niederösterreich)
• Klaus der Geiger, Marius Peters: Piaddolla (Westpark Music)
• Gurdan Thomas: It’s Not The End Of The World (Beste! Unterhaltung)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

• Spuimanovas: Tanzbodengrooves 2016 (Galileo Music Communication)
• Queyras, Sinopoulos, Chemirani: Thrace (harmonia mundi)
• World Music Instruments: Magic Flute (NoEthno)
• Semer Ensemble: Rescued Treasure (Piranha)
• Maarja Nuut: Une Meeles (Eigenvertrieb)
• Kalhor, Ayunur etc.: Hawniyaz (harmonia mundi)

Jury World Music

• Stefano Saletti, Banda Ikona: Soundcity (Finisterre)
• Queyras, Sinopoulos, Chemirani: Thrace (harmonia mundi)
• Graveola: Camelao Borboleta (Mais Um Discos)
• Elza Soares: The Woman At The End Of The World (Mais Um Discos)
• Richard Bona, Mandekan Cubano: Heritage (Qwest Records)
• Amerli: Refugees For Refugees (MuziekPublique)
• Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno: 1000 Watts (Tru Thoughts)
• Marisa Monte: Coleção (Universal)
• Marinah & Chicuelo: Sintonías (Montuno)

Jury Jazz I

• Christian Krischkowsky Quartet: Digital Immigrant (Unit)
• The Gradischnig / Raible Quintet: Searching for Hope (Alessa)
• Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers: Live in Moers 1976 (Jazzline)
• Orchestra Eddie Sauter: Eddie Sauter’s Music Time (Jazzhaus)
• Joe Lovano Quartet: Classic! (Blue Note)
• Allain Toussaint: American Tunes (Nonesuch)
• Black Art Jazz Collective: Presented by the Side Door Jazz Club (Sunnyside)
• Cecilia Persson, Norbotten Big Band: Cecilia Persson & Norbotten Big Band (Prophone)
• Rantala, Danielsson, Erskine: how long is now? (ACT)
• Jazzfactory Orchestra: German Jazzcomposers (mochermusic)
• Johannes Mueller: Jazz Mile (Personality Records)
• Martin Dahanukar: Traumesrauschen (Skip Records)
• Jan Luley, Torsten Zwingenberger: Air Force One (Luley Music)

Jury Jazz II

• Nels Cline: Lovers (Blue Note)
• The Bad Plus: It’s Hard (Okeh Records)
• Jim Black Trio: The Constant (Intakt Records)
• Cherry, Tchicai etc.: Musical Monsters (Intakt)
• Marius Neset, London Sinfonietta: Snowmelt (ACT)
• Santiago Lara: Flamenco Tribute To Pat Metheny (Warner)
• Charlie Hunter: Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth (Verve)
• Jacky Terrasson, Stephane Belmondo: Mother (Impulse!)
• Guidi, Petrella etc.: Ida Luopino (ECM)

Jury Blues

• Duke Robillard, All-Star Combo: Blues Full Circle (DixieFrog)
• Laurence Jones: Take Me High (Ruf)
• Honey Island Swamp Band: Demolition Day (Ruf)
• Gary Hoey: Dust & Bones (Provogue)
• Keb’ Mo’ & Band: That Hot Pin Blues Album – Live (Kind Of Blue Music)
• Gov’t Mule: The Tel-Star Session (Mascot Music Group)
• Schwarzbrenner: Heymkehr Blues 2.0 (Eigenvertrieb)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

• Kuhlmann: Armstrong. Pastewka etc. (der Hörverlag)
• Baltscheit: Eul doch! Baltscheit (Silberfisch)
• Scherz: Wir sind nachher wieder da, wir müssen kurz nach Afrika. Baltscheit (Silberfisch)
• John, Barnett: Miles und Niles 02. Herbst (der Hörverlag)
• Nilsson: Kommissar Gordon. Noethen etc. (headroom sound)
• Welteroth: Walt Disney. Poolmann etc. (headroom sound)
• Koinegg: Metamorphosen. Kessler etc. (der Hörverlag)
• Poznanski: Elanus. Wawrczeck (der Hörverlag)
• Murail: Simpel. Hartloff etc. (Hörcompany)
• Schreiber-Wicke: Als die Raben noch bunt waren. Großmann (Silberfisch)
• Grumberg: Ein neues Zuhause für die Kellergeister. Fröhlich (Sauerländer Audio)
• von Lange: Wie eine Nuss mein Leben auf den Kopf stellte. von Lange (Silberfisch)