The first Hamburger Concerto track "Starter" isnīt written totally by Thijs Van Leer - the track is more "adapted" as I would call it.
I donīt know wether there is more info on the LP as on the CD release concerning the credits to that part of the track, seeing that I havenīt got my LP anymore.

The theme on "Starter" is a classical theme.

The theme is mostly know as "The St. Anthoni Chorale" which is the main theme in a classical masterpiece by Johannes Brahms called "Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, opus 56a", which was completed in 1873.

The theme (the St. Anthoni Chorale) was originally composed as a trumpet-serenade, but Brahms adapted it for full orchestration 3 years before the release of his first symphony.

"Exerpt from Finale: Andante" (177 kb - 01:10 min.)*

The theme is credited to Joseph Haydn, but it is told, that Haydn wasnīt the real composer of that theme. The original composer is unknown - so no-one has a credit-right I might think. So it might be called a "traditional" composition.

Steffen Staugaard - 09.09.98

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