Long List of Annual Awards 2024

Published: 15th September 2024
The jurors nominated a total of 109 outstanding new recording productions that were released on the German-speaking market in the last four quarters – titles from all musical genres, including audiobooks.

The titles that will come out ahead will be announced on the 10th October 2024.

The following jury members are involved in the 2024 annual committee: Laura Aha, Tim Caspar Boehme (both Jury Club and Dance), Ralf Dombrowski (Jury Pop), Julia Kaiser (Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital), Kai Luehrs-Kaiser (Jury Opera I), Carsten Niemann (Jury Early Music), Sabrina Palm (Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter), Petra Rieß (Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop) and Albrecht Thiemann (Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital)

Long List of Annual Awards 2024

• »1923« – Works by Delius, Achron, Hauer, Schönberg a.o.. Yaara Tal (Sony)
• »Beyond« – Works by Monteverdi, Kapsberger, Caccini a.o.. Jakub Józef Orliński, Il pomo d’oro (Erato)
• »Copland conducts Copland« – The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony)
• »Enigma« – Music by Tsiartas, Rachmaninoff, Schubert a.o.. Sarah Aristidou, Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg, Jörg Widmann (Alpha)
• »Eternity« – Works by Schubert, Messiaen, Brahms, Beethoven. Gülru Ensari, Herbert Schuch (naïve)
• »Fantasia« – Works by JS Bach, Liszt, Berg, Busoni. Igor Levit (Sony)
• »Filigrane« – Works by Boulanger, Laks, Ravel, Debussy, Franck. Adriana von Franqué (Genuin)
• »Garlic & Onions« – Works by Campion, Hume & Folk Music. The Playfords (dhm)
• »In the Shadows« – Works by Mehul, Beethoven, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Wagner a.o.. Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (Erato)
• »Light. 800 Years of German Lieder« – Oswald, JS Bach, Schubert, Wolf, Berg, Reimann a.o.. Anna Lucia Richter, Ammiel Bushakevitz (Challenge)
• »PAX« – Works by Ødegaard, Ore, Dale, Sørlie. Ensemble 96, Current Saxophone Quartet, Nina T. Karlsen (2L)
• »Rachmaninoff for Two« – Works for 2 Pianos. Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan (DG)
• »Radio Cologne Sound« – The Studio for Electronic Music at WDR, edited by Harry Vogt & Martina Seeber (Wolke Verlag)
• »Russell Oberlin« – The Complete Recordings On American Decca (DG)
• »Sanctissima« – Vespers & Benediction for the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. ORA Singers, Suzy Digby (harmonia mundi)
• »Solo« – Works by Ortiz, Baltzar, Biber, JS Bach, Abel. Sigiswald Kuijken (Accent)
• »Walking the Dog« – Works by Gershwin, Boulanger, Milhaud a.o.. Andreas Mader, Joseph Moog (naïve)
• »Winter Journeys« – Works by Hammerschmidt, Albert, Senfl, Schein a.o.. Hanna Herfurtner, David Erler, Stephan Scherpe, Jakob Ahles, Lautten Compagney Berlin, Wolfgang Katschner (dhm)

• Alfano: Liriche. Alexandra Flood, Nina Tarandek, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Klaus Simon (bastille musique)
• Bach CPE: Harpsichord Sonatas Wq. 49 No.1-6 »Wurttembergische«. Keith Jarrett (ECM)
• Bach JS: Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Víkingur Ólafsson (DG)
• Bach JS: Six Partitas BWV 825-830. Martin Helmchen (Alpha)
• Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Vol. 1-3 resp. Vol. 3 (No. 1, 5, 6, 10). Antje Weithaas, Dénes Várjon (CAvi)
• Bogacz: Viscera. Ensemble Musikfabrik, Trio Catch, Ensemble Aventure, kollektiv3:6koeln, Nicholas Reed (Wergo)
• Brumel: Missa Et ecce terrae motus. Graindelavoix, Björn Schmelzer, Manuel Mota (Glossa)
• Charpentier: Médée. Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois a.o., Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (Alpha)
• Fauré: Complete Works for solo piano. Lucas Debargue (Sony)
• Händel: Alcina. Magdalena Kožená, Erin Morley a.o., Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (Pentatone)
• Henselt, Bronsart: Piano Concertos. Paul Wee, Swedish Chamber O, Michael Collins (BIS)
• Humperdinck: King‘s Children. Daniel Behle a.o., Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic O, Marc Albrecht, R: Christof Loy (Naxos)
• Janáček: Katya Kabanová. Corinne Winters a.o., Concert Association Vienna State Opera Choir, Vienna Philharmonic O, Jakub Hrůša, R: Barry Kosky (Unitel)
• Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana. Carolina López Moreno a.o., Balthasar Neumann Choir & O, Thomas Hengelbrock (Prospero)
• Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony. Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, Toronto SO, Gustavo Gimeno (harmonia mundi)
• Monteverdi: Vespro della beata vergine. Céline Scheen, Perrine Devillers, Lucile Richardot a.o., Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (harmonia mundi)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 242, 215f & 365. Robert Levin, Ya-Fei Chuang, Bojan Čičić, Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings (AAM)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 271 & KV 491. O de Chambre de Paris, Lars Vogt (Ondine)
• Mozart: Violin Sonatas KV 296, 304, 378 & 379 (transcr. for flute). Emmanuel Pahud, Éric Le Sage (Warner)
• Nichelmann, CH Graun, Schaffrath, Wolf: Harpsichord Concertos. Philippe Grisvard, Ensemble Diderot, Johannes Pramsohler (Audax)
• Parra: Les Bienveillantes. Peter Tantsits, Rachel Harnisch a.o., Chœurs et O Symphonique de l’Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Peter Rundel (b-records)
• Pepusch: Chandos Anthems. Ciara Hendrick, Alex Potter a.o., The Girl Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral, The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson (Accent)
• Porpora: Polifemo. Yuriy Mynenko, Max Emanuel Cenčić a.o., Armonia Atenea, George Petrou (Parnassus Arts)
• Price: Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 1 a.o.. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Chineke! Orchestra (Decca)
• Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri. David Oštrek, Polly Ott a.o., New Male Voice Choir Berlin, Eroica Berlin, Jakob Lehmann (Pan)
• Saint-Saëns: Déjanire. Kate Aldrich, Julien Dran, Anaïs Constans a.o., O Philharmonique & Chœur de L’Òpera de Monte-Carlo, Kazuki Yamada (Bru Zane)
• Schubert: Die Winterreise. Cyrille Dubois, Anne Le Bozec (NoMadMusic)
• Smetana: My Fatherland. Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone)
• Strauss R: Vier letzte Lieder (orchestral & piano version). Asmik Grigorian, Markus Hinterhäuser, O Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck (Alpha)
• Wagner: Parsifal. Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča a.o., Choir & O of Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan (Sony)
• Wang: Symphony No. 3. China National SO, Emmanuel Siffert (Wergo)
• Zarębski, Wysocki, Kościuszko a.o.: Melancholic & Heroic Polonaises (1746-1921). Cyprien Katsaris (NIFCD)

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• »Micro Ambient Music« – Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto (Micro Ambient)
• Andreas Albrecht: Nach außen, nach innen (Silberblick)
• Arab Strap: I’m Totally Fine With It Don’t Give A Fuck Anymore (Rock Action)
• Art Tatum: Jewels In The Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance)
• Audrey Powne: From The Fire (Barely Breaking Even)
• AVAWAVES (Aisling Brouwer & Anna Phoebe): The Bucaneers Season 1 (Interscope)
• Benny Troschel: »Folksmusik« (Berthold)
• Bernies Autobahn Band: Schöne Grüße (Conträr)
• Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Interscope)
• Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, J. Peter Schwalm: Sushi. Roti. Reibekuchen (Grönland)
• BuJazzO: 35 Jahre Bundesjazzorchester (Double Moon)
• Cat Power: Sings Bob Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
• Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain: Double You (bendigedig)
• Christian Muthspiel & Orjazztra Vienna: La Melodia della Strada (col legno)
• Cock Sparrer: Hand On Heart (Randale)
• Darius Rucker: Carolyn’s Boy (Capitol)
• Die Partei: Celaviemachinery (Bureau B)
• Dylan Fowler: Ebb & Flow (Acoutic Music)
• Einstürzende Neubauten: Rampen (Potomak)
• Emmi Kuittinen: Surun Synty (Nordic Notes)
• Evgueni & Sacha Galperine: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (Hollywood)
• Georg Gräwe: Nothing Personal (Random Acoustics)
• Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet: Songs and Symphonies – The Music Of Moondog (Cantaloupe)
• HJirok: Hjirok (Altin Village & Mine)
• Irène Dresel: Rose Fluo (Wagram)
• Jan Heinke: Singularity (tonus-music-records)
• Johannes Kirchberg: Wie einst Lili Marleen (dermenschistgut)
• Judas Priest: Invincible Shield (Columbia)
• Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement (Young/Beggars)
• Las Lloronas: Out Of The Blue (Muziekpublique)
• Laura Liebeskind: Dionysos (Own production)
• Leonard Barry: Littoral (Own production)
• Fai Baba, Long Tall Jefferson & Paul Märki: Löwenzahnhonig (Inselgruppe)
• Magic Cimbalom. Kálmán Balogh, Thelonious Monk, Karl-Heinz Schickhaus a.o. (NoEthno)
• Marc Ribots »Ceramic Dog«: Connection (Enja & Yellowbird)
• Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft: Amame (By Norse)
• Maria Mazzotta: Onde (Zero Nove Nove)
• Maya Shenfeld: Under the Sun (Thrill Jockey)
• Melanie De Biasio: Il Viaggio (PIAS Le Label)
• Meshell Ndegeocello: The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note)
• Mohammad Motamedi, Rembrandt Trio: Intizar, Songs Of Longing (Just Listen)
• Myriam Gendron: Mayday (Thrill Jockey)
• Nitai Hershkovits: Call On The Old Wise (ECM)
• Panthera Krause: Aside The Aeons (Kann)
• Rainer Böhm Trio: Live At The Bird’s Eye (Enja & Yellowbird)
• Rasgueo: Eleven (Galileo)
• Rotatonics: The Lost Key Album (Own production)
• Stoppok: Teufelsküche (Glitterhouse)
• The Avett Brothers: The Avett Brothers (Ramseur)
• The Gurdjieff Ensemble, Levon Eskenian: Zartir (ECM)
• The Neptune Power Federation: Goodnight My Children (Cruz Del Sur)
• The Pineapple Thief: It Leads To This (Kscope)
• The Smile: Wall of Eyes (XL)
• Thronehammer: Kingslayer (Supreme Chaos)
• Tyler Childers: Rustin’ In The Rain (RCA)
• Veronica Swift: Veronica Swift (Mack Avenue)
• Wenzel: Noch verschont von großen Kriegen – Solo Live Vol.2 (Matrosenblau)

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• Maxi Obexer: Im Auge des Sturms – Das Kapitol am 6. Januar 2021. Sabrina Ceesay, Claudius Steffens, Victoria Trauttmansdorff a.o., direction: Gerrit Booms (Stream, WDR)