Humphrey Burton
Director · Actor · WriterAuthor, 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR13
The Opera House
2017
Self - BBC Arts Reporter
- Karajan's Magic and Myth
Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
Self
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
Self (archival footage)
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008
Self
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006
Self
La Stupenda
1991
Self
- Marevna and Marika
Marevna and Marika
1978
Himself
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
Self - Host
The Story of Pantomime
1976
Self
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976
Presenter
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
1971
Self
The Golden Ring
1965
Himself - Narrator
Gordon Jacob
1959
Commentator
DIRECTOR76
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
2010
Director
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
2009
Director
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
2008
Director
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
2008
Director
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
2008
Director
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
2008
Director
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
2008
Director
Bach The Cello Suites
2007
Director
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
2007
Director
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
2007
Director
Rostropovich Life & Art
2007
Director
Mozart: Requiem
2007
Director
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)
2007
Director
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)
2007
Director
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
2006
Director
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel
2006
Director
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
2006
Director
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
2006
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
2005
Director
Vincent in Brixton
2003
Director
- The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
2002
Director
- Falstaff
Falstaff
2000
Director
Rodelinda
1998
Director
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
1998
Director
- Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
1997
Director
Merry Christmas from Vienna
1996
Director
Lulu
1996
Director
Ermione
1995
Director
- Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin
1994
Director
War and Peace
1991
Director
Candide
1991
Director
Mozart Requiem
1991
Director
Boris Godunov
1990
Director
Prince Igor
1990
Director
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Director
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
1989
Director
Ode to Freedom
1989
Director
Candide
1988
Director
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
1987
Director
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
1987
Director
Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert
1987
Director
Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987
1987
Director
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven
1987
Director
Liszt Annees de Pelerinage
1986
Director
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
1985
Director
Andrea Chénier
1985
Director
Bach: St. John Passion
1985
Director
Die Fledermaus
1984
Director
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
1984
Director
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
1984
Director
Brahms The Piano Concertos
1984
Director
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7
1983
Director
Verdi: Requiem
1982
Director
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
1978
Director
- Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
1977
Director
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
1977
Director
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977
Director
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
1976
Director
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
1976
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
1976
Director
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
1976
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
1975
Director
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
1975
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1973
Director
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973
Director
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972
Director
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970
Director
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970
Director
The Golden Ring
1965
Director
Pelléas and Mélisande
Director
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
Director
PRODUCER9
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991
Producer
The Making Of West Side Story
1985
Producer
The Marriage of Figaro
1974
Producer
Trouble in Tahiti
1973
Executive Producer
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970
Producer
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
1967
Executive Producer
The Golden Ring
1965
Producer
Elgar
1962
Producer
Antonio Gaudí
1961
Producer
