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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 fifth track is the title track "Hamburger Concerto". It's divided into six parts. All the six parts were written by Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman, alternately.
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1974 8-Track Cartridge release of "Hamburger Concerto" on Discogs.
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It closes with a six-part, 20-minute conceptual title track inspired by Akkerman once eating a hamburger while watching cartoons at his hotel room in New York City and was put down in basic form during the 1973 Chipping Norton sessions. [49] Released in May 1974, Hamburger Concerto peaked at number 5 in the Netherlands and number 20 in the UK ...
The credit is theirs alone. I do not own any of the music. Absolutely no copyright infringement intended. Dutch prog rock band Focus playing live at Nederpopzien TV Show, in 1974.Line-up:--...
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Official website. Focus biography. Founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1969 - disbanded in 1978 - reunited 1985, 1990, 1999 - reformed in 2002. Of all the groups in the 1970s that combined elements of rock and classical music, FOCUS is, without a doubt, the most notable Dutch group widely known outside the Netherlands.
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The tuneful title track remains one of Focus' most accomplished pieces in terms of construction. It’s more than just another obligatory lengthy instrumental. It’s an elegant concerto, full of beautiful motifs, linked fluidly by tight arrangements.
