Humphrey Burton
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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
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Falstaff (2000)
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Andrea Chénier (1985)
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Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970)
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Boris Godunov (1990)
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Candide (1988)
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Rodelinda (1998)
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The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax (1976)
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Die Fledermaus (1984)
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War and Peace (1991)
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Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein (2008)
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The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis (1976)
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The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics (1976)
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The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity (1976)
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Candide (1991)
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Brahms The Piano Concertos (1984)
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The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology (1976)
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Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)
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Rostropovich Life & Art (2007)
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Mozart Requiem (1991)
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Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem (2006)
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Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (1975)
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Mozart: Requiem (2007)
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1987)
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The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth (1976)
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Bernstein Brahms Symphonies (1984)
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1977)
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Vincent in Brixton (2003)
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Verdi: Requiem (1982)
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Bach: St. John Passion (1985)
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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1973)
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde (2005)
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Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)
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Manon Lescaut (1997)
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Lulu (1996)
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker (2010)
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A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1998)
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Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (2007)
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 (2008)
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Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral (1973)
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 (2008)
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Bernstein conducts Bernstein (2008)
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Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 (1983)
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Eugene Onegin (1994)
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Ermione (1995)
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Ode to Freedom (1989)
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss) (2007)
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Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 (1977)
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Liszt Annees de Pelerinage (1986)
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The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein (1985)
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Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 (1975)
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The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland (2002)
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The Golden Ring (1965)
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Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde (—)
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Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 (2007)
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 (1976)
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Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture (2008)
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Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli (1984)
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Bernstein Beethoven Overtures (1978)
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Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) (2009)
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Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 (1987)
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach (1977)
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Bach The Cello Suites (2007)
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Prince Igor (1990)
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Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel (2006)
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Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction (1972)
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn) (2007)
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Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven (1987)
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Merry Christmas from Vienna (1996)
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Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives (1976)
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Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate (2006)
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Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 (1987)
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Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem (2006)
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Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert (1987)
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Pelléas and Mélisande (—)
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