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1974 studio album by Focus
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Hamburger Concerto is the fourth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in April 1974. It peaked at No. 20 on the UK charts.[2] The title track is based on Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Johannes Brahms. The composition also incorporates the first two verses of the Dutch Christmas carol O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen at around 15 min. The first track is based on a Gaillarde of Joachim van den Hove of his work Delitae Musicae.
Vinyl release, 1974
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Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Delitiæ Musicæ" | Traditional; arranged by Jan Akkerman | 1:12 |
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2. | "Harem Scarem" | Thijs van Leer | 5:51 |
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3. | "La Cathédrale de Strasbourg" | van Leer | 4:59 |
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4. | "Birth" | Akkerman | 7:46 |
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Side twoTitle |
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1. | "Hamburger Concerto
- I. Starter (Traditional; arranged by van Leer)
- II. Rare (Akkerman)
- III. Medium I (van Leer, Akkerman)
- IV. Medium II (Akkerman)
- V. Well Done (van Leer)
- VI. One for the Road (Akkerman)"
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Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Delitiæ Musicæ" | Jan Akkerman | 1:13 |
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2. | "Harem Scarem" | Thijs van Leer | 5:52 |
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3. | "La Cathédrale de Strasbourg" | van Leer | 4:59 |
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4. | "Birth" | Akkerman | 7:46 |
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5. | "Hamburger Concerto
- I. Starter (Traditional; arranged by van Leer)
- II. Rare (Akkerman)
- III. Medium I (van Leer, Akkerman)
- IV. Medium II (Akkerman)
- V. Well Done (van Leer)
- VI. One for the Road (Akkerman)"
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6. | "Early Birth" | Akkerman | 2:54 |
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Total length: | 43:08 |
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- Focus
- Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, piano, harpsichord, moog, ARP synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, accordion, pipe organ, the organ of St.Mary the Virgin, Barnes, vocals
- Jan Akkerman – guitars, lute, timpani, handclaps
- Bert Ruiter – bass guitar, autoharp, triangles, finger cymbals, bells, handclaps
- Colin Allen – drums, congas, tambourine, castanets, cabasa, wood block, gong, timpani, handclaps, flexatone, cuica
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