Hamburger Concerto

Hamburger Concerto
Studio album by Focus
Released	April 1974 (1974-04)
Recorded	January & March, 1974
Genre	Progressive rock, instrumental rock
Length	40:06
Label	Polydor, Atco
Producer	Mike Vernon
Focus chronology
At the Rainbow (1973) Hamburger Concerto (1974) Mother Focus (1975)

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Hamburger Concerto is the fourth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus. Released in 1974, it peaked at #20 on the UK charts.^[2] The title track is based on Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Johannes Brahms.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Delitae Musicae" (Jan Akkerman) - 1:13
2. "Harem Scarem" (Thijs van Leer) - 5:50
3. "La Cathedrale de Strasbourg" (Thijs van Leer) - 5:00
4. "Birth" (Jan Akkerman) - 7:45

Side two

5. "Hamburger Concerto" - 20:18
   • "Starter" (Thijs van Leer)
   • "Rare" (Jan Akkerman)
   • "Medium I" (Thijs van Leer)
   • "Medium II" (Jan Akkerman)
   • "Well Done" (Thijs van Leer)
   • "One for the Road" (Jan Akkerman)

CD bonus track

6. "Early Birth" (Jan Akkerman) - (2:54)

Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – organ, flute, piano, harpsichord, moog, vocals
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
• Colin Allen – drums

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