Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)

Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)

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Focus - Hamburger Concerto

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Side one

1. "Delitæ Musicæ"   1:12

2. "Harem Scarem"   5:51

3. "La Cathedrale de Strasbourg"   4:59

4. "Birth"   7:46

Side two

1. "Hamburger Concerto   20:20

I. Starter (Trad. arr. 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)"

Focus Band Members / Musicians

Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, piano, harpsichord, moog, ARP synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, non-lexical vocables, vocals, accordion, pipe organ

Jan Akkerman – guitar

Bert Ruiter – bass guitar

Colin Allen – drums

Hamburger Concerto is the 4th studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in April 1974. It peaked at #20 on the UK charts. 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.