Ladislav Moravetz

Praise to the Lord

Ladislav Moravetz is not only the cantor of the Evangelical Church of Bohemian Brethren and a member of the Presidium of the European Conference of Protestant Church Music, but also a versatile musician, church and concert organist, composer, choirmaster and experienced teacher. During his studies of Protestant church music – with the organists Leo van Doeselaar and Erwin Wiersinga, among others – at the Berlin Church Music School and the Berlin University of the Arts, he dealt intensively with the German church music tradition. This shapes his compositional work as well as his Czech-Romanian origins.

The album brings together a selection of smaller organ works by the composer. The stylistic spectrum ranges from traditional chorale preludes to more modern, rhythmically differentiated and chromatically coloured pieces. The notation is done on three systems as standard. Some works are provided with recommended registrations. The miniatures have an easy to medium level of difficulty and are equally suitable for church services, concerts and lessons.