Compositions
CDs
CDsForthcoming from Naxos: Romulus, a comic opera in one act….
Roethke Songs (soprano and piano) (2004) Lucy Shelton, soprano; Patricia Spencer, flute; Taimur Sullivan, alto saxophone; Marilyn Nonken, piano; Stephen Gosling, piano; Matthew Gold, Eduardo Leandro, Tom Kolor, Matthew Ward, percussion; Paul Hostetter, conductor “Precise, vibrant performances by fully committed, excellent players…Expressive music that sounds as if it must be a pleasure for the performers to learn and play. The songs carry a lot of emotional weight with modesty.” American Record Guide
Memory (baritone and piano) (2002) Elizabeth Farnum, soprano “Louis Karchin….is one of the few who has managed a compromise between the avant-garde of the 1960´s and 70´s and the neo-romanticism of the current era. Yet the ecstatic paganism of ‘To the Sun,’ and the coruscating colors of Orpheus do not sound like mushy, middle-ground compromises. Rather, they project a strong, confident personality. Dominic Inferrera and Elizabeth Farnum are the astute, sensitive singers.” Jack Sullivan, American Record Guide
Eric Moe, piano along with waltzes by: Hayes Biggs, Wayne Peterson, Robert Helps, Andrew Imbrie. Eric Moe, Charles Wuorinen, Joan Tower, Alin Euba, Ronald Caltabiano, Roger Sessions, Zygmunt Krauze, Ricky Ian Gordon, Karl Kohn, Phillip Glass, Lee Hyla, Milton Babbitt, Roger Zahab, Lou Harrison, Matthew Rosenblum, Virgil Thomson, and Anthony Cornicello.
Rustic Dances (violin, clarinet, and marimba) (1995) The Washington Square Contemporary Music Society: Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Jean Kopperud, clarinet; Dominic Donato, percussion; James Winn, piano; Margaret Kampmeier, piano; Curtis Macomber, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Christopher Finckel; cello; Cheryl Marshall, soprano; David Gilbert, conductor The Da Capo Chamber Players: Patricia Spencer, flute; Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet; Pablo Rieppi, percussion; Stephen Gosling, piano; Eva Gruesser, violin; Andre Emilianoff, cello; Andre Solomon-Glover, baritone soloist; Louis Karchin, conductor “Taking us into the millennium with a new vision of music. The Washington Square Contemporary Music Society counts among the world´s most outstanding new music ensembles.” David Denton, Fanfare
Galactic Folds (chamber Ensemble) (1992) Fred Sherry, cello The Washington Square Contemporary Music Society: Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Brian Greene, oboe; Jean Kopperud, clarinet; Daniel Druckman, percussion; James Winn, piano; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Theodore Mook, cello; Andrea Cawelti, soprano; Bradley Lubman, conductor “The dominant characteristic of Louis Karchin´s music is energy. Even in the very infrequent moments of repose there is the obvious desire to be moving — building in the background, waiting for the moment to burst forth and sweep all before — that recalls Beethoven. The comparison between the forty-two year old Karchin and the great Viennese master is surprisingly apt in a number of ways…” John Story, Fanfare
Songs of John Keats (for soprano and chamber ensemble)
(1984) Andrea Cawelti, soprano |
MATRIX: Music of Louis Karchin
Orpheus and Other Vocal Works
New Waltzes for Piano
American Visions
Music of Louis Karchin 
Louis Karchin/Michelle Ekizian