In Musical Toronto's review of the best classical and opera albums of 2012, in which John Terauds divides Canadian releases from Others, the LSO Live recording of Britten's War Requiem conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus wins the highest praise.
He enthuses that all the forces came together for a concert at the Barbican, which was subsequently released on CD, that "knocked my emotional socks off. This is a message - and music - that will never grow stale."
It is his International Album of the Year.