Directing · b. 1931 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Humphrey Burton

Biography

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.

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