Field Commander C. - The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Field Commander C. – The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Field Commander C. is a tribute to the great Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. The band plays classics such as “Suzanne”, “Sisters Of Mercy”, “So Long Marianne” and “Famous Blue Raincoat” with impressive virtuosity and unceasing joy of playing.
At the forefront is musician and film producer Rolf Ableiter, who presents Cohen's mostly melancholic tones in an authentic and unique way.
Field Commander C. brings Leonard Cohen back to life for great moments and sends his visitors on a unique journey through time with the lyrics and songs of one of the greatest music poets of the 20th century - live!

There are two programs of Field Commander C. with different line-ups:

Tour of 1979
Leonard Cohen's live performances in the late 1970s are legendary and are considered by many Cohen fans to be the best in his long musical career.
The celebrated concerts with large ensembles were impressively documented in the album “Field Commander Cohen”, which was only released in 2001 and which gave “Field Commander C.” its name.
The sound is based entirely on the sound of these legendary shows. Ten fantastic and extremely sensitive musicians stand on stage and celebrate the songs of one of the greatest music poets of our time. Great cinema!

Early works - The roots of Hallelujah
Rolf Ableiter's Field Commander C. goes in search of clues with a more intimate line-up: "Early Works - the Roots of Hallelujah".
Anyone interested in 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 work.
Songs like “Suzanne”, “Bird on the Wire”, “So Long Marianne”, “Famous Blue Raincoat” etc. are, alongside Hallelujah, some of Cohen’s most famous works and were all written during the creative period of the first four albums.
Guests can expect an evening full of melancholy, poetry, virtuoso joy of playing and stories about his magnificent early work: Leonard Cohen's Early Works and the Roots of Hallelujah - soulfully interpreted with guitar, violin, cello, organ and accordion.