Long List 3/2024

Published: 5th July 2024
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the third long list of 2024. The currently 156 jurors have nominated a total of 280 new publications from the last quarter in 32 categories, which are eligible for the next Quarterly Critic’s Choice. The Quarterly Critic’s Choice 3/2024 will be published on the 15th of August.

Long List

Jury Orchestral Music

  • »All These Lighted Things« – Works by Prokofjew, Ogonek, Ravel. Antwerp SO, Elim Chan (Alpha)
  • Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries a.o. works. ORF Vienna RSO, Marin Alsop (Naxos)
  • Bach CPE: Symphonies Wq. 174, 176, 177, 182 No. 1, 3-5. Akamus Berlin, Mayumi Hirasaki & Georg Kallweit (harmonia mundi)
  • Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. BRSO, Sir Colin Davis (BR Klassik)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 5. Rotterdam Philharmonic O, Lahav Shani (PLG Classics)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Bamberg Symphonic, Jakub Hrůša (accentus music)
  • Enescu, Ysaÿe, Bacewicz: Works for String Orchestra. Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (Chandos)
  • Enescu: Symphonies No. 1-3 a.o. works. Chœur de Radio France, O National de France, Cristian Măcelaru (DG)
  • Haydn: Symphonies No. 50, 62 & 85 (Vol. 15). KO Basel, Giovanni Antonini (Alpha)
  • Mozart: Symphonies No. 35, 36 & 40. Dt. Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Tarmo Peltokoski (DG)
  • Schmitt F: La Tragedie de Salomé a.o. works. HR SO Frankfurt, Alain Altinoglu (Alpha)
  • Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Capriccio italien a.o.. BBC Scottish SO, Alpesh Chauhan (Chandos)

Jury Concertos

  • Bernstein: Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, Williams J: Violin Concerto No. 1. James Ehnes, St. Louis SO, Stéphane Denève (Pentatone)
  • Britten: Violin Concerto, Chamber Music. Isabelle Faust, Boris Faust, Alexander Melnikov, BRSO, Jakub Hrůša (harmonia mundi)
  • Henselt, Bronsart: Piano Concertos. Paul Wee, Swedish Chamber O, Michael Collins (BIS)
  • Herz: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto a.o.. Oliver Triendl, Konstanze von Gutzeit, RSB, Christiane Silber (Capriccio)
  • Kovařovic, Kaprálová, Bořkovec: Piano Concertos. Marek Kozák, Prague RSO, Robert Jindra (Supraphon)
  • Ligeti: Concertos, Piano Works, Chamber Music. Hae-Sun Kang, Renaud Déjardin, Dimitri Vassilakis, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Bleuse (Alpha)
  • Mozart FX: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2. Andriy Dragan, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Bogdan Božović (Claves)
  • Mozart: Horn Concertos No. 1-4. Hansjörg Angerer, Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner (Gramola)
  • Vasks: Violin Concerto No. 2 a.o.. Sebastian Bohren, Münchener KO, Sergej Bolkhovets (Avie)

Jury Chamber Music I

  • Brahms: String Quintets No. 1 & 2. Gringolts Quartet, Lilli Maijala (BIS)
  • Haydn, Ligeti, Hensel: String Quartets. Chaos String Quartet (Solo Musica)
  • Ravel, Lyatoshynsky: String Quartets. Quatuor Tchalik (Alkonost)
  • Ravel, Schulhoff, Erkin: Works for String Quartet. Klenke Quartett (accentus music)
  • Schostakowitsch: Complete String Quartets. Quatuor Danel (Accentus)
  • Tchaikovsky: String Quartets No. 1 & 2. Dudok Quartet Amsterdam (Rubicon)
  • Ysaÿe: Sonatas for Violin solo op. 27 No. 1-6. Sergey Khachatryan (Naïve)

Jury Chamber Music II

  • »Postscriptum« – Chamber Music by Schostakowitsch, Gorokhov a.o.. Stanislas Kim, Marie Rosa Günter, Leonid Gorokhov (Genuin)
  • Beach & Corigliano: Violin Sonatas. Usha Kapoor, Edward Leung (Resonus)
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (arr.), Trio »Archduke«. Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma (Sony)
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas No. 1, 5, 6 & 10. Antje Weithaas, Dénes Várjon (CAvi)
  • Brahms: Piano Trios No. 1-4. Trio Sōra (La Dolce Volta)
  • Liebermann, Haydn, Kapustin: Trios. Trio Revolution (Ars Produktion)
  • Mendelssohn: Songs without words (arr.). Michael Barenboim, Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim (Linn)
  • Mozart: Violin Sonatas KV 296, 304, 378 & 379 (transcr. for flute). Emmanuel Pahud, Éric Le Sage (Warner)

Jury Keyboard Music I

  • »Rachmaninoff for Two« – Works for two pianos. Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan (DG)
  • »The Vienna Recital« – Skrjabin, Beethoven, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti. Yuja Wang (DG)
  • Bach JS: Six Partitas BWV 825-830. Martin Helmchen (Alpha)
  • Brahms: Songs (arr. Max Reger). Rudolf Buchbinder (DG)
  • Fauré: Complete Works for Piano solo. Lucas Debargue (Sony)
  • Schubert: »Ländler«. Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Pentatone)

Jury Keyboard Music II

  • »enSuite« – Works by Fiocco, CPE Bach, GA Benda, Geminiani, Duphly. Korneel Bernolet (Ramée)
  • »Ex Oriente Lux« – Helmschrott: Organ Works. Franz Hauk (Neos)
  • »Opus 2576« – Works by Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Hindemith a.o.. Martin Schmeding (Aeolus)
  • »Organ Sisters« – Works by Eberlin, Mozart, Grotz, Schubart a.o.. Roland Götz (Studio-XVII-Augsburg)
  • »Voyage« – Works by Widor, Bach, Franck, Purches, Brahms. Jean-Baptiste Monnot (Base2 Music)
  • Bach JS: Complete Keyboard Music Vol. 9. Benjamin Alard (harmonia mundi)
  • Bach JS: Suite BWV 823, Partitas No. 3 & 6, Chromatic Fantasy & Fuge BWV 903. Tatjana Vorobjova (MDG)
  • Reger: 7 Choral Fantasies. Winfried Lichtscheidel (Ambiente Audio)
  • Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 12 »The Bosch Requiem«. John Zorn (Tzadik)

Jury Opera I

  • Cimarosa: L’Olimpiade. Josh Lovell, Rocío Pérez, Marie Lys, Maite Beaumont, Mathilde Ortscheidt, Alex Banfield, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (CVS)
  • Colin de Blamont: Les fêtes grecques & romaines. Hélène Carpentier, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Gwendoline Blondeel a.o., La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet (CVS)
  • Destouches: Télémaque & Calypso. Isabelle Druet, Antonin Rondepierre, Emmanuelle de Negri, David Witczak a.o., Les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre (CVS)
  • Gluck: Orfeo & Euridice. Jakub Józef Orliński, Elsa Dreisig, Fatma Said, Il Giardino d’Amore, Stefan Plewniak (Erato)
  • Lully: Armide. Stephanie d’Oustrac, Cyril Auvity, Tomislav Lavoie, Eva Zaïcik a.o., Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre (CVS)
  • Mondonville: Le Carnaval du Parnasse. Gwendoline Blondeel, Hélène Guilmette, Hasnaa Bennani, Mathias Vidal, David Witczak, Adrien Fournaison, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Ambassadeurs, La Grande Écurie, Alexis Kossenko (CVS)

Jury Opera II

  • Cilea: Gloria. Ramaz Chikviladze, Anastasia Bartoli, Franco Vassallo, Carlo Ventre, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Francesco Cilluffo, stage direction: Antonio Albanese (Dynamic)
  • Donizetti: L’ajo nell’imbarazzo. Alessandro Corbelli, Alex Esposito, Francesco Lucii, Marilena Ruta a.o., Orchestra e Coro Donizetti Opera, Vincenzo Milletarì, stage direction: Francesco Micheli (Dynamic)
  • Dvořák: Rusalka. Asmik Grigorian, David Butt Philip, Aleksei Isaev a.o., Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Semyon Bychkov, Stage direction: Ann Yee & Natalie Abrahami (Opus Arte)
  • Janáček: Katya Kabanova. Amanda Majeski, Simon O’Neill, Katarina Dalayman, a.o., London SO & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle (LSO Live)
  • Massenet: Werther (Baryton version). Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens, Hélène Carpentier a.o., Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, György Vashegyi (Bru Zane)
  • Meyerbeer: L’Africaine – Vasco da Gama. Michael Spyres, Claudia Mahnke, a.o., Choir of Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt Orchestra of Opera and Museum, Antonello Manacorda (Naxos)
  • Raff: Samson. Magnus Vigilius, Olena Tokar, Robin Adams, Christian Immler a.o., Bern Stage Choir, SO Bern, Philippe Bach (Schweizer Fonogramm)
  • Saint-Saëns: Déjanire. Kate Aldrich, Julien Dran, Anaïs Constans a.o., Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chœur de L’Òpera de Monte-Carlo, Kazuki Yamada (Bru Zane)
  • Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress (Die Zauberin). Asmik Grigorian, Iain MacNeil, Claudia Mahnke a.o., Choir of Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt Orchestra of Opera and Museum, Valentin Uryupin, Stage direction: Vasily Barkhatov (Naxos)
  • Wagner: Das Rheingold. Michael Volle, Rolando Villazón, Claudia Mahnke, Johannes Martin Kränzle a.o., Staatskapelle Berlin, Christian Thielemann, stage direction: Dmitri Tcherniakov (Unitel)

Jury Choral Music

  • »Da pacem« – Sacred choral music by Schütz & Schein. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot (Mirare)
  • »Heretical Angels«. Dialogos, Katharina Livljanić, Kantaduri, Joško Ćaleta (Arcana)
  • »The Lamb’s Journey« – From Gibbons to Barber. Ensemble Altera, Christopher Lowrey (Alpha)
  • Bach JS: The first cantata year in Leipzig Vol. 3. Soloists, Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann (Hänssler)
  • Bach JS: St. John’s Passion. Tobias Berndt, David Fischer, Daniel Ochoa a.o., Thomanerchor Leipzig, Akamus Berlin, Andreas Reize (Rondeau)
  • Duruflé: Requiem, Poulenc: Quatre motets. The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Harrison Cole, Stephen Layton (Hyperion)
  • Lully: Te Deum a.o. (Grand Motets Vol. 4). Les Épopées, Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Stéphane Fuget (CVS)

Jury Lieder and Vocal Recital

  • »Heretical Angels«. Dialogos, Katharina Livljanić, Kantaduri, Joško Ćaleta (Arcana)
  • »Mélodies d’ailleurs« – Songs by Debussy, Rihm, Chausson a.o.. Viviane Hasler, Maren Gamper (Carpe Diem)
  • Messiaën: Chants de terre et de ciel a.o.. Barbara Hannigan, Bertrand Chamayou (Alpha)
  • Mozart, Strauss R: Songs. Sabine Devieilhe, Mathieu Pordoy, Vilde Frang (Erato)
  • Mozart: Opera scenes from Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte. Golda Schultz, Julie Roset, Milan Siljanov a.o., Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda (Alpha)
  • Schumann, Brahms, Chausson, Bonis, Fauré a.o.: Duets for soprana & mezzosoprano. Katharina Konradi, Catriona Morison, Ammiel Bushakevitz (CAvi)
  • Wolff EJ: Complete Songs Vol. 1. Samantha Gaul, Daniel Johannsen, Klaus Simon (Naxos)

Jury Early Music

  • »The Feast of the Swan« – A Renaissance brotherhood at table (The Den Bosch Choirbook Vol. 4). Capella Pratensis, Stratton Bull, Sollazzo Ensemble, Anna Danilevskaia (Challenge)
  • »Timor Mortis« – Works by d’Argentil, de Sermisy, Barra. Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard (Evidence)
  • Aumann: Passion Oratorio. Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor (Accent)
  • Bach CPE: Symphonies Wq. 174, 176, 177, 182 No. 1, 3-5. Akamus Berlin, Mayumi Hirasaki & Georg Kallweit (harmonia mundi)
  • Fasch: Sonatas. Ensemble Barucco (accentus music)
  • Mascitti: Sonate a Tre op. 1 No. 7-12. Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti (Challenge)
  • Padovano: Missa a la dolc’ombra & Missa Domine a lingua dolosa. Cinquecento (Hyperion)
  • Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus. Shira Patchronik, PRJCT Amsterdam, Maarten Engeltjes (Pentatone)
  • Pohle: Complete Sonatas and Ballet Music. Clematis, Brice Sailly & Stéphanie de Failly (Ricercar)
  • Telemann: Hamburg Inauguration Cantatas 1721 a.o.. Hanna Zumsande, Geneviève Tschumi, Mirko Ludwig, Klaus Mertens, Hamburger Ratsmusik, Simone Eckert (cpo)

Jury Contemporary Classical Music

  • »:INNEN« – Works by Pagh-Paan, Saariaho, Shatin a.o.. Sophie-Justine Herr (Paschen)
  • »Canzoniere« – Works by Aperghis, Baba, Filidei, Gander a.o.. Michele Marco Rossi (col legno)
  • »Voice and Ensemble« – Lang: Das Hirn, The Travel Agency is on Fire a.o.. Sarah Maria Sun, Ensemble Proton Bern, soyuz21 (Kairos)
  • DLW: Extended Beats. Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard, Klangforum Wien, Sonar Quartett, Tamara Stefanovich, Martin Adámek, Johannes Brecht (bastille musique)
  • Fallah: Chamber Music. Benedikt Bindewald, Gitarrenduo Henrik Dewes & Tobias Klich, Sonar Quartett, Ensemble Dehio, Ensemble Aventure, Ensemble s201 (Wergo)
  • Lachenmann: Mes Adieux, Allegro sostenuto, Notturno. Trio Catch, trio recherche, WDR SO, Karolina Öhman, Lin Liao (bastille musique)
  • Ligeti: Concertos, Piano Works, Chamber Music. Hae-Sun Kang, Renaud Déjardin, Dimitri Vassilakis, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Bleuse (Alpha)
  • Mason: Time – Space – Sound – Light. Octandre Ensemble (Winter & Winter)
  • Stockhausen: Mantra. GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, SWR Experimentalstudio (Neos)

Jury Historical Classical Recordings

  • »Miniatures & Vignettes« – Works by Smetana, Gluck, Vivaldi, Chopin, Ries, Strawinsky a.o.. Nathan Milstein, Leon Pommers (Parnassus)
  • Brian: The Cenci (live London 1997). Soloists, Millennium Sinfonia, James Kelleher (Toccata)
  • Haydn: Symphonies (1980–1986). L’Estro Armonico, Derek Solomons (Sony)
  • Karl Böhm & Staatskapelle Dresden: Instrumental Concertos. Recordings 1938-1940 (Hänssler)
  • Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 op. 11, Schubert: 4 Impromptus D. 935. Annie Fischer (Ica)
  • Strauss R: Die schweigsame Frau (1960). Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey a.o., BRSO, Heinz Wallberg (BR Klassik)
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 a.o., Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1. Leningrad Philharmonic O, USSR SO, Arvīds Jansons (Ica)
  • Wagner: Siegfried (Bayreuth Festival 1955). Martha Mödl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Hans Hotter, Gustav Neidlinger a.o., O of Bayreuth Festival, Joseph Keilberth (Hänssler)
  • William Steinberg & Boston SO – The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (RCA)
  • William Steinberg: Complete Command Classics Recordings. Pittsburgh SO, William Steinberg (DG)

Jury Crossover Productions

  • DLW: Extended Beats. Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard, Klangforum Wien, Sonar Quartett, Tamara Stefanovich, Martin Adámek, Johannes Brecht (bastille musique)
  • Frank Gratkowski, Ensemble Modern: Mature Hybird Talking (Maria de Alvear World Edition)
  • Sofia Jernberg & Alexander Hawkins: Musho (Intakt)
  • Pago Libre & Sooon: FriendShip – Riffs Ahead! Sonja Morgenegg, John Wolf Brennan, Tony Majdalani a.o. (Leo)
  • Wallis Bird & Spark: Visions of Venus (Neue Meister)

Jury Film Music

  • Amelia Warner: Young Woman and the Sea (Walt Disney)
  • Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow: Civil War (A24 Music)
  • Evgueni & Sacha Galperine: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (Hollywood)
  • Lorenz Dangel: Sterben (Remise Musikverlag)
  • Malakoff Kowalski: Sexuell verfügbar (It Sounds)
  • Tom Holkenborg: Furiosa – A Mad Max Saga (WaterTower Music)
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Challengers (Milan)

Jury Music Film

  • »Ich leb’ allein in meinem Himmel.« The singer Günther Groissböck. A film by Astrid Bscher (Gramola)
  • Living Bach. A film by Anna Schmidt (Weltkino)
  • »MPS – Die Legende lebt.« A film by Sascha Schmidt und Micha Bojanowsky (Stream, SWR)
  • Vienna Calling. A film by Philipp Jedicke (Falter Verlag)

Jury Jazz I

  • Art Tatum: Jewels In The Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance)
  • Bill Petry: Close Your Eyes (Timezone)
  • BuJazzO: »35 Jahre Bundesjazzorchester« (Double Moon)
  • Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer: But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody? (Mack Avenue)
  • Hans Lüdemann & Rainer Winterschladen: Porgy’s Dream (Double Moon)
  • Jihye Lee Orchestra: Infinite Connections (Motema)
  • Kenny Barron: Beyond This Place (Artwork)
  • Melissa Aldana: Echoes Of The Inner Prophet (Blue Note)
  • Patrick Manzecchi, André Weiss, Joel Locher, Scott Hamilton: Tenderly (Tonsee)
  • Sandro Roy: Exploration (GLM Music)
  • South West Oldtime All Stars: Celebrating the Duke – Nutcracker Suites (Galileo)

Jury Jazz II

  • Aki Takase & Japanic: Forte (BMC Music)
  • Clara Haberkamp Trio: Plateaux (TYXart)
  • Fabian Dudek: Distant Skies, We Dream (Traumton)
  • Gregoire Maret & Romain Collin: Ennio (ACT)
  • Joachim Ullrich, Family Of Choice: Five Simple Songs (JazzhausMusik)
  • Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement (Young)
  • Kenny Garrett & Svoy: Who Killed AI? (Mack Avenue)
  • Oliver Schwerdt, Barry Guy, Günter Baby Sommer: Fucking Ballads (Euphorium)
  • Shabaka: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace (Impulse!)
  • The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Impulse!)

Jury World Music

  • Ana Lua Caiano: Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado (Glitterbeat)
  • Bab L’Bluz: Swaken (Real World)
  • Katja Šulc: West Wind, Blow From Your Prairie Nest (Škuc)
  • Kiran Ahluwalia: Comfort Food (self-published)
  • Les Fréres Timal: Sé sa menm (Aztec Musique)
  • Louis Matute: Small Variations from the Previous Day (Neuklang)
  • Nancy Vieira: Gente (Galileo)
  • Newen Afrobeat: Grietas (Lichenfamily)
  • Orkestar Kriminal: Originali (CPL-Music)
  • Quadro Nuevo: Happy Deluxe (Fine Music)
  • Sara Correia: Liberdade (Wrasse)
  • Suonno d’Ajere: Nun v’annammurate (Italian World Beat)
  • Tony Majdalani: Moment in Time (Narrenschiff)

Jury Traditional Ethnic Music

  • Ali Doğan Gönültaş: Keyeyi (Mapamundi Música)
  • Guo Gan, Huong Thanh, Fumie Hihara: Three Perfumes (Felmay)
  • Katerina Papadopoulou & Aegan Arc: Aura (Saphrane)
  • Orkestar Kriminal: Originali (CPL-Music)
  • Sibil•la Ensemble: Viriditas (trptk)

Jury German language Singer/Songwriter

  • Bea Bacher: »Flusspferdhofsiedlung« (self-published)
  • Dota und das Filmorchester Babelsberg: Live (Kleingeldprinzessin)
  • Iske: »Es ist das Herz« (Timezone)
  • Kafka Band: »Der Process« (Indies Scope)
  • Laura Liebeskind: Dionysos (self-published)
  • Maria Schüritz & Band: »Durch die Nacht« (Löwenzahn/R.U.M.)
  • Paul Bartsch Akustik-Trio: »Märchen aus kommenden Tagen« (Zoundr)
  • Prosa & Stiehler: »Dein Haus« (Prosa)
  • Reinhard Mey: »Nach Haus« (Odeon)
  • Sebel: »Sträusse aus Pflaumen« (Sebel Records)
  • Simon Stadler: Okay (Sturm & Klang)
  • Vivid Curls: »Noch immer« (self-published)

Jury Folk and Singer/Songwriter

  • 6hunesseq: Ma Olen Maa Peal v66ras (Nordic Notes)
  • Hulbækmo & Jacobsen Familieorkester: »Rundsnurrknurr« (Grappa Musikkforlag)
  • Jack Badcock: Cosmography (self-published)
  • Jule Malischke: Seagull (self-published)
  • Malin Lewis: Halocline (Hudson)
  • Orkestar Kriminal: Originali (CPL-Music)
  • Phoebe Rees: Bring in the Light – Si Kahn’s Songs Of Courage And Resistance (Strictly Country)
  • Ray Cooper: Even For A Shadow (Westpark Music)
  • Rudi Tuesday Band: Before The Petrichor (DMG Germany)
  • Spilar: Vandaag en alle Dagen (Trad)
  • The Henry Girls: A Time To Grow (CPL-Music)

Jury Pop

  • Andrew Bird Trio: Sunday Morning Put-On (Loma Vista/Concord)
  • Arab Strap: I’m Totally Fine With It Don’t Give A Fuck Anymore (Rock Action)
  • Arooj Aftab: Night Reign (Verve)
  • Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown (Domino)
  • Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Interscope)
  • Douglas Dare: Omni (Erased Tapes)
  • Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism (Urban)
  • Empress Of: For Your Consideration (Major Arcana/Giant Music)
  • The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know (Captured Tracks)
  • Villagers: That Golden Time (Domino)

Jury Rock

  • Angus & Julia Stone: Cape Forestier (Vertigo Berlin)
  • Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Interscope)
  • Charley Crockett: 10 $ Cowboy (Son of Davy)
  • James: Yummy (Nothing But Love/Virgin Music)
  • Joe Grushecky: Houserocker – A Joe Grushecky Anthology (Ada)
  • King Hannah: Big Swimmer (City Slang)
  • Pearl Jam: Dark Matter (Monkeywrench/Republic)
  • Richard Hawley: In This City They Call You Love (BMG)
  • Sorry3000: »Grüße von der Überholspur« (Audiolith)
  • The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow)

Jury Hard and Heavy

  • Accept: Humanoid (Napalm)
  • Attic: Return Of The Witchfinder (Ván)
  • Cock Sparrer: Hand On Heart (Randale)
  • Dödsrit: Nocturnal Will (Wolves Of Hades)
  • Dool: The Shape Of Fluidity (Prophecy Productions)
  • Fall Of Serenity: Open Wide, O Hell (Lifeforce)
  • High On Fire: Cometh The Storm (MNRK Music Group)
  • In Vain: Solemn (Indie Recordings)
  • Judas Priest: Invincible Shield (Columbia International)
  • Midnight: Hellish Expectations (Metal Blade)
  • Nestor: Teenage Rebel (Napalm)
  • Pallbearer: Mind Burns Alive (Nuclear Blast)
  • Rage: Afterlifelines (Steamhammer)
  • The Neptune Power Federation: Goodnight My Children (Cruz Del Sur Music)

Jury Alternative

  • Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown (Domino)
  • Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Interscope)
  • Einstürzende Neubauten: »Rampen« (Potomak)
  • Kim Gordon: The Collective (Matador/Beggars)
  • Libertines: All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade (EMI)
  • Malva: A Soft Seduction Daily (Trikont)
  • Nichtseattle: »Haus« (Staatsakt)
  • Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us (Columbia International)

Jury Club and Dance

  • André Bratten: Slay Tracks (Smalltown Supersound)
  • Anetha: Mothearth (Mama told ya)
  • Club Moss. Various Artists (Wisdom Teeth)
  • Fjaak: Fjaak The System (self-published)
  • funk.BR – São Paulo. Various Artists (NTS)
  • Gudrun Gut: Gut Soundtrack (self-published)
  • Heavee: Unleash (Hyperdub)
  • Jlin: Akoma (Planet Mu)
  • Logic1000: Mother (Therapy/Because)
  • Matrixxman: Identity Crisis (The Grid)
  • Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud (HIJINXX/Island)
  • Panthera Krause: Aside The Aeons (Kann)
  • Zopelar: Ritmo Freak (Tartelet)

Jury Electronic and Experimental

  • Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, J. Peter Schwalm: »Sushi. Roti. Reibekuchen« (Grönland)
  • Douglas Dare: Omni (Erased Tapes)
  • Harikuyamaku: Denshi Kacharsee (Jet Set Rec.)
  • Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly: Mestizx (International Anthem)
  • Jim White: All Hits – Memories (Drag City)
  • John Eckhardt: 48k (self-published)
  • Louis Carnell: 111 (Mute/PIAS)
  • Spëcht: Tryptiques (Zephyrus)
  • Stefan Goldmann: Alluvium (Macro)
  • Vegyn: The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions (Plz Make It Ruins)

Jury Blues

  • Canned Heat: Finyl Vinyl (Ruf)
  • Dion: Girl Friends (Keeping The Blues)
  • Eric Bibb: Live At The Scala Theatre Stockholm (Stony Plain)
  • Katarina Pejak: Pearls On A String (Ruf)
  • Leif De Leeuw Band: Mighty Fine (Coast To Coast/Leif De Leeuw Band)
  • Little Feat: Sam’s Place (Hot Tomato)
  • Rick Estrin & The Nightcats: The Hits Keep Coming (Alligator)
  • Rick Vito: Cadillac Man (Blue Heart)

Jury R&B, Soul and HipHop

  • Another Taste: Another Taste (Space Grapes)
  • Black Lives: People Of Earth (Jammin’ Colors)
  • Bushido: »König für immer« (ersguterjunge)
  • Jordan Rakei: The Loop (Decca)
  • Judith Hill: Letters From A Black Widow (Regime Music Group)
  • Musclecars: Sugar Honey Iced Tea! (BBE Music)
  • Nana Darkman: Aaliyah (Nana Darkman Entertainment)
  • Rapsody: Please Don’t Cry (Roc Nation/We Each Other/Jamla)
  • Sinkane: We Belong (City Slang)
  • Tyla: Tyla (Epic International)
  • Yaya Bey: Ten Fold (Big Dada)

Jury Verbal Art

  • Annette Kufner: »Keine Namen, niemand«. Radio play. Composition: Ben Roessler, direction: Franziska Stuhr (Stream, DLF)
  • Hyunju Oh: »mutterseelenallein«. Radiophonic audio piece (Stream, hr2-kultur)
  • Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: »Wo die Asche blüht«. Camilla Renschke, Thomas Balou Martin, Timmo Niesner a.o. (Der Audio Verlag)
  • Oscar Wilde: »Das Gespenst von Canterville«. Christian Brückner & das wilde Jazzorchester (sauerländer audio)
  • Percival Everett: James. Benito Bause (Der Audio Verlag)
  • Robert Schoen: Kaf*KI. Radio play powered by ChatGPT4, Elevenlabs, Suno und Google Colab. Direction: Robert Schoen (Stream, hr2-kultur)
  • Salman Rushdie: Knife. Thoughts following an attempted murder. Felix von Manteuffel (der Hörverlag)
  • Sibylle Lewitscharoff: Trio Null Ouvert. Radio play. Direction: Ulrich Lampen (Stream, SWR)
  • Susanne Aßmann & Lisa Ossowski: »Alice und was sie im Wundern fand«. Radio play after Lewis Carroll. Music: Johannes Grimm, direction: Lisa Ossowski (Buchfunk)
  • Thorsten Nagelschmidt: »Arbeit«. Podcast. Narrator: Matthias Matschke, music & direction: Ralf Haarmann (Stream, rbb/MDR/WDR)
  • Viktor Canning: »Familiengrab« (filmed by Alfred Hitchcock, Vol. 18). Jens Wawrczeck (audoba)

Jury Recordings for Children and Youth

  • »Huhn oder Ei« – Johannes Kirchbergs sings James Krüss (dermenschistgut Musik)
  • Dagmar & Heino Falke: »Kekskrümel im All«. Andreas Fröhlich (sauerländer audio)
  • Dominic Sandbrook: »Der Untergang der Azteken«. Peter Lontzek (Der Audio Verlag)
  • Gina Mayer: »Die Stadtgärtnerin«. Katja Danowski (Jumbo Verlag)
  • Juliane Pickel: »Krummer Hund«. Lennart Hillmann (der Diwan)
  • Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim & Marie Meimberg: »Sind Dinos wirklich alle tot?« Spoken by the authors (Oetinger Audio)
  • Oscar Wilde: »Das Gespenst von Canterville«. Christian Brückner & das wilde Jazzorchester (sauerländer audio)
  • Simon Kamphans: »Unser Wasser«. A staged audio story. Maria Zylka, Tom Karry, Julian Horeyseck, Tom Jacobs a.o. (headroom Verlag)
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