The recording was exceptionally well received . Gramophone , in their review of the first release , praised John Culshaw and his team and said " the stereo reproduces the three different planes of sound even more convincingly than any ' live ' performance could " . The Daily Mail reported that " the Requiem is the highest point of a career that has made Britten one of the world 's richest composers " . At the 1963 Grammy Awards the recording won Classical Album of the Year
1963 Grammy Awards
5th Annual Grammy Awards
Britten's War Requiem (1963 recording)