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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.
Track listing
Vinyl release, 1974
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)"
| 20:20 |
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CD release, 1988
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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Personnel
- Focus
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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
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Jan Akkerman – guitars,
lute,
timpani, handclaps
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Bert Ruiter – bass guitar,
autoharp,
triangles,
finger cymbals, bells, handclaps
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Colin Allen – drums,
congas,
tambourine,
castanets,
cabasa,
wood block,
gong,
timpani, handclaps,
flexatone,
cuica
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