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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.
Best albums are "Moving Waves" (1972), "3" (1973), "Live at the Rainbow" (1973), and "Hamburger Concerto" (1974). "Waves" and "3" represent the best of the band's earlier intensely progressive period with plenty of sidelong tracks and healthly extended solos.
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 ...
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:-- Thijs van Leer -...
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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.
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He was replaced by Colin Allen, [5] and Focus released their fourth album Hamburger Concerto in 1974. [6] Allen was later fired after recording just one track for the follow-up album. [7] Released in 1975, Mother Focus featured drums recorded by session musician David Kemper.
