Hamburger Concerto

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This article is about the album by Focus. For a work by the composer Ligeti, see Hamburg Concerto.
Hamburger Concerto
Focus Hamburger Concerto.jpg
Studio album by
Focus
ReleasedApril 1974 (1974-04)
RecordedJanuary–March 1974
StudioOlympic Sound Studios
GenreProgressive rock, instrumental rock
Length40:06
LabelPolydor, Atco
ProducerMike Vernon
Focus chronology
At the Rainbow
(1973) 		Hamburger Concerto
(1974) 		Mother Focus
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Hamburger Concerto is the fourth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in April 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. The composition also incorporates the first two verses of the Dutch Christmas carol O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen at around 15 min.

Track listing[]

Vinyl release, 1974[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delitæ Musicæ"Jan Akkerman1:12
2."Harem Scarem"Thijs van Leer5:51
3."La Cathedrale de Strasbourg"van Leer4:59
4."Birth"Akkerman7:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Hamburger Concerto
  • 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)"
20:20

CD release, 1988[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delitæ Musicæ"Jan Akkerman1:13
2."Harem Scarem"Thijs van Leer5:52
3."La Cathedrale de Strasbourg"van Leer4:59
4."Birth"Akkerman7:46
5."Hamburger Concerto
  • 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)"
 20:19
6."Early Birth"Akkerman2:54
Total length:43:08

Charts[]

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 14

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Hamburger Concerto > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. ^ "Focus - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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