Humphrey Burton
Popularity:6.012
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1931-03-21
Place of Birth:Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
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New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By (1976)
Humphrey Burton introduces two Omnibus USA reports on the arts in New York... that is the arts in the streets, away from the museums and the concert...
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)
BBC documentary about the rise of the New German Cinema and several of its most important figures.
The Golden Ring (1965)
Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964...
Gordon Jacob (1959)
A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.
Glenn Gould: Hereafter (2006)
A retrospective of the life and work of Glenn Gould, Hereafter synthesizes an incredible wealth of archival material from various sources.
Marevna and Marika (1978)
Documentary on 84-year old Marevna; painter, friend of Picasso and one-time mistress of Diego Rivera; and her daughter by Rivera, Marika; former...
Karajan's Magic and Myth (2014)
Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan remains an enigma. He was the most...
La Stupenda (1991)
Dubbed ‘La Stupenda’ thirty years ago by an Italian critic, Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband Richard Bonynge talk at length about her...
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen (2008)
Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of...
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk (1971)
Short documentary originally featured on Aquarius containing interviews, concert footage, and general information about Elton John and his career up...
The Story of Pantomime (1976)
This 1976 BBC documentary sees Ken Campbell (and his Roadshow) investigate the origins and the development of the traditional British Christmas...
The Opera House (2017)
In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five...
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction (1972)
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein (1985)
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 (1987)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland (2002)
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth (1976)
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis (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)
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 (1983)
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach (1977)
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (2007)
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 (2007)
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate (2006)
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde (2005)
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 (1975)
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek (1991)
Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 (1987)
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970)
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 (1977)
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven (1987)
How the BBC Began (2022)
The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather...
BBC Young Musician (1978)
BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter...
Conversations with Glenn Gould (1966)
Four informal programmes in which the controversial Canadian pianist talks and plays to Humphrey Burton
Conversations with Glenn Gould (1970)
The 1973 Norton Lectures by Leonard Bernstein, presented at his alma mater Harvard University, explores all types of music, including: folk music,...
Conversations with Glenn Gould (1970)
BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter...