Focus - Hamburger Concerto

    

                                                           Vara TV  NederPopsien (1973)

          Jan Akkerman -guitar.Thijs van Leer-keys/vocals,Bert Ruyter -bass,Colin Allen-drums

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

 
 

Focus (feat.Philip Catherine) - Angel Wings (Live BBC 1976)

                                  Thijs Van Leer Bert Ruinter Phillip Catherine David Kemper

                                                                          Angel Wings

On the eve of their sell-out UK tour, in February 1976, Focus' guitarist Jan Akkerman quit the band. Thijs van Leer managed to enrol Philip Catherine for the tour. By the time of the BBC 'In Concert' recording in March 1976 he was fully up to speed. Although some may miss Akkerman's flamboyance there is no denying that Catherine turned in a competent performance.

 

Focus - 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. The composition also incorporates the first two verses of the Dutch Christmas carol O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen at around 15 min.


Hamburger Concerto Part One


Hamburger Concerto Part Two

• Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, piano, harpsichord, moog, ARP synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, non-lexical vocables, vocals, accordion organ Of St. Mary The Virgin
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
• Colin Allen – drums

FOCUS - ERUPTION’ (EXTRACT, PART 2) - BIBELOT DORDRECHT 2019

                               Focus are:
                   Menno Gootjes - Pierre van der Linden- Thijs van Leer - Udo Pannekeek

         

Filmed by Vincent Lyons