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Humphrey Burton

Directing • 1931-03-21 • Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.

Known For

Bernstein/Beethoven

Bernstein/Beethoven

1982

The Making Of West Side Story

The Making Of West Side Story

1985

Elgar

Elgar

1962

Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

1984

Lulu

Lulu

1996

Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

1990

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Filmography

2010
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener PhilharmonikerFilm
Director
2009
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)Film
Director
★ 7.0
2008
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5Film
Director
★ 7.5
2008
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred OvertureFilm
Director
2008
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard BernsteinFilm
Director
2008
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7Film
Director
2008
Bernstein conducts BernsteinFilm
Director
2007
Rostropovich Life & ArtFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2007
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5Film
Director
2007
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)Film
Director
2007
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)Film
Director
2007
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2Film
Director
2007
Bach The Cello SuitesFilm
Director
2007
Mozart: RequiemFilm
Director
2006
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz RequiemFilm
Director
2006
Bernstein in London: Verdi RequiemFilm
Director
2006
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate JubilateFilm
Director
2006
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard BernsteinFilm
Director
2006
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred BrendelFilm
Director
2005
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der ErdeFilm
Director
★ 10.0
2003
Vincent in BrixtonFilm
Director
★ 6.0
2002
The Return of Ulysses to his HomelandFilm
Director
★ 8.2
2000
FalstaffFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1998
RodelindaFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1998
A Gala Christmas in ViennaFilm
Director
1997
Manon LescautFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1996
LuluFilm
Director
★ 7.8
1996
Merry Christmas from ViennaFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1995
ErmioneFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1994
Eugene OneginFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1991
War and PeaceFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1991
CandideFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1991
Mozart RequiemFilm
Director
1990
Boris GodunovFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1990
Prince IgorFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1990
Charles Mingus: EpitaphFilm
Director
1989
Ode to FreedomFilm
Director
1989
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - CandideFilm
Director
1988
CandideFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1987
Die Entführung aus dem SerailFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1987
Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987Film
Director
★ 7.0
1987
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987Film
Director
1987
Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/SchubertFilm
Director
1987
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, BeethovenFilm
Director
1986
Liszt Annees de PelerinageFilm
Director
1985
Andrea ChénierFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1985
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard BernsteinFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1985
Bach: St. John PassionFilm
Director
1984
Die FledermausFilm
Director
★ 8.2
1984
Brahms The Piano ConcertosFilm
Director
1984
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belliFilm
Director
1984
Bernstein Brahms SymphoniesFilm
Director
1983
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7Film
Director
1982
Bernstein/BeethovenTV
Director • 11 episodes
★ 8.0
1982
Verdi: RequiemFilm
Director
1978
Bernstein Beethoven OverturesFilm
Director
1977
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2Film
Director
★ 10.0
1977
Beethoven Symphony No. 9Film
Director
★ 9.0
1977
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & BachFilm
Director
1976
The Unanswered Question I : Musical PhonologyFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century CrisisFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1976
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6Film
Director
★ 10.0
1976
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of EarthFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
The Unanswered Question III : Musical SemanticsFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
The Unanswered Question II : Musical SyntaxFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of AmbiguityFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
Bernstein Mahler RehearsalFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1976
Bernstein Gerhswin & IvesFilm
Director
1975
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8Film
Director
1975
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5Film
Director
1973
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3Film
Director
★ 10.0
1973
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely CathedralFilm
Director
1972
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal IntroductionFilm
Director
1970
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth SymphonyFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1970
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard BernsteinFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1965
The Golden RingFilm
Director
★ 7.0