Humphrey Burton Movies

  • 1970
    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    01970HD

    In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with...

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
  • 2008
    Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

    Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

    Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

    02008HD

    Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of...

    Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
  • 1976
    The Story of Pantomime

    The Story of Pantomime

    The Story of Pantomime

    01976HD

    This 1976 BBC documentary sees Ken Campbell (and his Roadshow) investigate the origins and the development of the traditional British Christmas...

    The Story of Pantomime
  • 1985
    The Making Of West Side Story

    The Making Of West Side Story

    The Making Of West Side Story

    8.21985HD

    A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring...

    The Making Of West Side Story
  • 1991
    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    01991HD

    The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's...

    War and Peace
  • 1991
    La Stupenda

    La Stupenda

    La Stupenda

    01991HD

    Dubbed ‘La Stupenda’ thirty years ago by an Italian critic, Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband Richard Bonynge talk at length about her...

    La Stupenda
  • 2002
    The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland

    The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland

    The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland

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    Claudio Monteverdi's operatic adaptation of this story from Homer's The Odyssey receives a modern and distinctive staging in this 2002 production...

    The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
  • 1989
    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    01989HD

    This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican...

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
  • 1998
    A Gala Christmas in Vienna

    A Gala Christmas in Vienna

    A Gala Christmas in Vienna

    01998HD

    Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti and Riccardo Cocciante interpret traditional, European and American songs in Vienna, Austria....

    A Gala Christmas in Vienna
  • 1998
    Rodelinda

    Rodelinda

    Rodelinda

    01998HD

    Jean-Marie Villegier's modern interpretation of Handel's "Rodelinda" – filmed live at the world-renowned Glyndebourne Opera House in the United...

    Rodelinda
  • 1975
    Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    01975HD

    In a pair of passionate performances, American composer Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 4 and...

    Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
  • 1972
    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    01972HD

    During a break in rehearsals with the Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein sat down at the piano to film an introduction to the poetry and music of...

    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    01967HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 1991
    Candide

    Candide

    Candide

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    Candide
  • 2017
    The Opera House

    The Opera House

    The Opera House

    8.22017HD

    In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five...

    The Opera House
  • 1990
    Prince Igor

    Prince Igor

    Prince Igor

    01990HD

    TV movie version of the famous Prince Igor opera

    Prince Igor
  • 1991
    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    61991HD

    Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and...

    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
  • 1962
    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

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    A partly dramatised account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. An episode of the BBC arts series Monitor.

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer
  • 1996
    Lulu

    Lulu

    Lulu

    7.21996HD

    Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make...

    Lulu
  • 1971
    Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

    Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

    Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

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    Short documentary originally featured on Aquarius containing interviews, concert footage, and general information about Elton John and his career up...

    Elton John: Mr. Superfunk