The songs of Leonard Cohen

Field Commander C. is a tribute to the great Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and one of the most impressive Cohen live shows that Germany has to offer.

In addition to the large formation, which is extensively dedicated to the legendary 1979 tour and causes goosebumps and standing ovations lasting several minutes in renowned Konzerthaus (concert halls) throughout Germany, Rolf Ableiters Field Commander C. is now going in search of traces with a more intimate line-up. "Leonard Cohen's Early Works - the Roots of Hallelujah" is the title of the new program.

Anyone who studies Leonard Cohen cannot avoid the song "Hallelujah". But if you want to understand how this incredible song came about, you have to look at Cohen's early works. Songs such as "Suzanne", "Bird on the Wire", "So Long Marianne", "Famous Blue Raincoat" etc. are some of Cohen's most famous works alongside Hallelujah and were all written during the creative period of his first four albums.

Guests can expect an evening full of melancholy, poetry, virtuoso playing and stories about his magnificent early work: Leonard Cohen's Early Works and the Roots of Hallelujah - sensitively interpreted with guitar, violin, cello, organ and accordion.