Please note: Phase 1 has concentrated on a small sample of Britten’s annotated Mozart scores. Future updates will introduce more works and include scores by other composers that Britten is known to have annotated for performance purposes. Please check back regularly to stay informed of future enhancements and additions to the Online Edition of Britten’s Performance Annotations.
Follow the link below to view the complete Mozart Catalogue or select a score from the table.
To view Britten’s annotations, please choose an edition from the table below.
| Publisher | Bärenreiter | Augener Ltd | Edition Peters |
| Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 |
| Place of publication | Kassel | London | London |
| Publication title | Quartet no. 1: in G minor | Quartet no. 1: in G minor | Quartet no. 1: in G minor |
| Editor | Hellmut Federhofer | A. Roloff | Unknown |
| Plate/Catalogue number | Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke: Quintette …, VIII, 22/1 | 16121 Edition/Matrix number: 7190 | 7129 |
| Publication date | 1957 | [n.d.] | [n.d.] |
| BPL Shelf Mark | 1Ka2 | 11Oa8.3 | H-1Gb3 |
| BPL ID | None | 2-9203072 | 2-9601205 |
| Additional information | Full score | 1 score (30 p.); 32 cm. + 3 instr. parts (various paginations) | 1 piano score (63 p.) ; 30 cm. + 3 instr. parts |
| Key features | Printed; piano part marked for performance (annotations: pencil) by Benjamin Britten. | Printed; piano part marked for performance (annotations: pencil) by Benjamin Britten. Cover initialled by Benjamin Britten (pencil): ‘BB’ | Printed: no annotations |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel | S.l. : Ernst Eulenburg | Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag A. G. | Bärenreiter |
| Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 |
| Place of publication | Leipzig | London | Wiener | Kassel |
| Publication title | Symphonies, no. 40, K 550, G minor Study score | Symphonies, no. 40, K 550, G minor. Miniature score | Symphonies, no. 40, K 550, G minor. Miniature score | Sinfonie in g KV 550 Full score |
| Editor | Hellmut Federhofer | Unknown | Unknown | Landon |
| Plate/Catalogue number | W. A. M. 550 | 3087 | W. Ph. V. 27 Edition/Matrix number: 27 | NMA IV/11/9: Symphonies vol. 9 |
| Publication date | 1882 | [n.d.] | [n.d.] | 1957 |
| BPL Shelf Mark | 11Ea3 | 11Ab3 | 11Ab3 | 1Kd1 |
| BPL ID | 2-9104492 | 2-1000207 | 2-1000253 | [none] |
| Additional information | 1 study score (49 p.) ; 35 cm.. – (Mozart’s Werke : Serie 8 ; no. 40) | 1 miniature score (66 p.) ; 20 cm. | 1 miniature score (66 p.) : port., notes ; 19 cm. | 1 Full score |
| Key features | Britten’s conducting score Printed score; with annotations: pencil, purple crayon (Benjamin Britten) Inscribed on flyleaf (pencil): For Ben, / (Adolph von Holst’s copy) / A thankyou for January 30th, 1959 / With love from Imogen. Inside cover annotated by Imogen Holst (pencil): The rehearsal letters agree with those in the parts. / The parts also have bar numbers at the beginning of each line. / (These have been put in pencil here against the Vln I line) | Bound in non-original brown boards with gold tooling on spine Printed; with annotations: pencil (various hands) PROVENANCE: First page stamped (purple ink): `W6 / EDWARD KENNARD’ Original covers and most details of publication absent, due to binding | Printed: no annotations Notes in German, English and French | Printed: no annotations |
To view Britten’s annotations, please follow the link below the table.
| Publisher | Broude Bros. | Breitkopf & Härtel |
| Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 |
| Place of publication | New York | Leipzig |
| Publication title | Piano Concerto No.12 K.414 | Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 12, K 414, Full score |
| Editor | Unknown | Unknown |
| Plate/Catalogue number | Unknown | Unknown |
| Publication date | [n.d.] | [n.d.] |
| BPL Shelf Mark | 11Ab2 | 2Eb7.10 |
| BPL ID | 2-1000179 | 2-9203153 |
| Additional information | 28 cm. 1 study score ; (30 p.) | 34 cm. 1 full score ; (30 p.) |
| Key features | Printed, with annotations in pencil, blue ballpoint by Benjamin Britten Cover initialled (pencil): `BB’ Copy heavily annotated, including inside back cover; three original MS pages (Britten) sellotaped to copy (cadenzas): blue ink, blue ballpoint. | Cover inscribed by Clifford Curzon (black ink): B.B. from C.C. 22.xi.72 |
To view Britten’s autograph score, together with the first and second proof, please follow the link below the table.
| Publisher | Ernst Eulenburg, Ltd | Faber Music Ltd |
| Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 |
| Place of publication | Leipzig | London |
| Publication title | Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 22, K 482, Miniature score | Cadenzas to Mozart’s Piano Concerto in Eb K 482 / Benjamin Britten. |
| Editor | Unknown | (Benjamin Britten, Rosamund Strode, Carey Blyton) |
| Plate/Catalogue number | Unknown | F0091 |
| Publication date | [n.d.] | [n.d.] |
| BPL Shelf Mark | 11Ab2 | 1C1 |
| BPL ID | 2-1000192 | 2-9501626 |
| Additional information | 19 cm. 1 miniature score ; (100 p.) | 31.3 cm. + 1 score ; (7 p.) |
| Key features | Printed, with annotations in pencil, red ink by Benjamin Britten Title page stamped (black ink); `[…] / GOODWIN & TABB, LTD.’ /[…]’ | Title information from front wrapper Cover design by Shirley Tucker red boards with gold tooling Title diplomatic transcription: Benjamin / Britten / Cadenzas to Mozart’s Piano Concerto / in Eb K 482 / Faber Music |
To view Britten’s autograph scores, Manoug Parikian’s reconstructions and the associated correspondence, please follow the link below.
To view Britten’s annotations, please follow the link below the table.
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel | Ernst Eulenburg Ltd. |
| Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 |
| Place of publication | Leipzig | London |
| Publication title | Serenade No. 10 für 2 Oboen, 2 Clarinetten, 2 Bassethörner, 4 Waldhörner, 2 Fagotte und Contrafagott oder Contrabass | Serenade no. 10 : Bb major |
| Editor | Unknown | Revised and with foreword by Rudolf Gerber |
| Plate/Catalogue number | W. A. M. 361 | E. E. 1200 Edition/Matrix number: 100 |
| Publication date | [n.d.] | [n.d.] |
| BPL Shelf Mark | 11Ea3 | 11Ab2 |
| BPL ID | 2-9104491 | 2-1000146 |
| Additional information | 1 score (56 p.) ; 34 cm.. – (Mozart’s Werke : Serie 9 ; no. 12) | 1 miniature score (68 p.) ; 19 cm. |
| Key features | Printed score; with annotations: pencil (Benjamin Britten) Bound in dark blue boards sith gold tooling: W. A. Mozart / Serenade No. 10 | Marked up for conducting Printed; with annotations: pencil (Benjamin Britten) |
To view Britten’s autograph score and the associated correspondence, please follow the link below.