Hamburger Concerto



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. The title track is based on Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Johannes Brahms.

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

 * 1) "Hamburger Concerto" - 20:18
 * 2) *"Starter" (Thijs van Leer)
 * 3) *"Rare" (Jan Akkerman)
 * 4) *"Medium I" (Thijs van Leer)
 * 5) *"Medium II" (Jan Akkerman)
 * 6) *"Well Done" (Thijs van Leer)
 * 7) *"One for the Road" (Jan Akkerman)

CD bonus track

 * 1) "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