Field Commander C. - The songs of Leonard Cohen I Early works - The roots of Hallelujah

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

Alongside the large-ensemble format that revisits Cohen's legendary 1979 tour and draws standing ovations in concert halls across the country, Rolf Ableiter now takes Field Commander C. on the road in a more intimate line-up. The new programme is called "Leonard Cohen's Early Works - the Roots of Hallelujah".

Anyone who explores Leonard Cohen's catalogue will inevitably encounter "Hallelujah". But to understand how that extraordinary song came to be, you have to go back to Cohen's early work. Songs like "Suzanne", "Bird on the Wire", "So Long Marianne", and "Famous Blue Raincoat" rank among his most celebrated pieces - all written during the period of his first four albums.

The evening weaves together melancholy, poetry, virtuosic playing, and stories about Cohen's remarkable early output: Leonard Cohen's Early Works and the Roots of Hallelujah - performed with feeling on guitar, violin, cello, organ, and accordion.