Hamburger Concerto | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1974 | |||
Recorded | January–March 1974 | |||
Studio | Olympic Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock | |||
Length | 40:06 | |||
Label | Polydor, Atco | |||
Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
Focus chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Delitiæ Musicæ" | Traditional; arranged by Jan Akkerman | 1:12 |
2. | "Harem Scarem" | Thijs van Leer | 5:51 |
3. | "La Cathédrale de Strasbourg" | van Leer | 4:59 |
4. | "Birth" | Akkerman | 7:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hamburger Concerto
| 20:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Delitiæ Musicæ" | Jan Akkerman | 1:13 |
2. | "Harem Scarem" | Thijs van Leer | 5:52 |
3. | "La Cathédrale de Strasbourg" | van Leer | 4:59 |
4. | "Birth" | Akkerman | 7:46 |
5. | "Hamburger Concerto
| 20:19 | |
6. | "Early Birth" | Akkerman | 2:54 |
Total length: | 43:08 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 14 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 95 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 5 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 16 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 66 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |