New CD with songs of leonard Cohen and Renaissance chanson

This program has already touched concert audiences and we are happy to share it with the world in this new recording with SONY/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

A great modern singer-songwriter, a "troubadour," passed away in 2016. This program is a tribute to his art and establishes a link to the French Renaissance chanson.

Leonard Cohen, who liked to call himself a "chansonnier," grew up in French-speaking Montreal, Canada. He is appreciated both as a poet and for his sensitivity to combining words and music. This project connects Cohen musically and poetically with previous generations of songwriters. Orlando di Lasso's famous 16th century chanson Susanne ung jour meets Cohen's Suzanne. Josquin des Prez's Adieu mes amours or courtly dances published by Pierre Attaingnant in Paris in 1529 combine with Cohen's songs and the eras converge. With knowledge of Renaissance musical practices, new diminutions on Cohen's music emerge, including original chordal accompaniments for viola da gamba or lute based on late 16th and 17th century models.

Joel Frederiksen – vocals, lute, direction, concept and arrangements | Emma-Lisa Roux – lute, vocals | Hille Perl – viola da gamba | Domen Marinčič – viola da gamba