“Music that breathes, sways, and lingers”
“For her second album, Rami Levin offers an anthology of instrumental works and songs composed across two decades as an affectionate tribute to the colleagues for whom they were composed, and who respond with performances of touching simplicity. Much of the music is outgoing, tinged with the lyrical accents of her beloved Brazil; much of it is infused with a quiet, searching intimacy.”
“In the title-track, Silk Apples, flautist Eugenia Moliner casts a shimmering spell in Levin's homage to the Brazilian chôro, her lines dancing lazily with a youthful innocence over guitarist Denis Azabagic's gently pulsing chords. The result is effortlessly beguiling.”
“The writing is fluent, affectionate and full of the textures and harmonies woodwind players love…As if Poulenc and Mozart were part of her musical DNA.”
“Levin weaves fleeting moments of beauty laced with longing and vulnerability, which
[soprano] Amy Broadbent delivers with aching intensity."
—Laurence Vittes, Gramophone
“Violist Anthony Devroye and cellist Cheng-Hou Lee shine
in Levin’s three-movement piano trio with pianist Kuang-Hao Huang.”
—Oliver Camacho, WFMT Chicago
SILK APPLES: Chamber Music by Rami Levin
Track 1–3. Trio for Viola, Cello, and Piano (2003)
Commissioned by the Rembrandt Chamber Players
Anthony Devroye (viola), Cheng-Hou Lee (cello), Kuang-Hao Huang (piano)
I. Wistful, 6:34
II. Whimsical, 3:33
III. Wild, 4:39
Track 4. Silk Apples (2019), 4:15
Cavatina Duo: Eugenia Moliner (flute) & Denis Azabagić (guitar)
Track 5–7. This Much and More (2018)
Commissioned by Michelle Fiertek
Amy Broadbent (soprano), Kuang-Hao Huang (piano)
I. Faults, 2:48
II. This Much and More, 3:13
III. How Like the Sea, 5:52
Track 8. Dois Irmãos, for piano four hands (2012), 4:12
Winston Choi (primo), Kuang-Hao Huang (secondo)
Track 9–10. Dualidades (2008)
Commissioned by GNU (Grupo Novo da UNIRIO)
Jennifer Clippert (flute), Barbara Drapcho (clarinet), Kuang-Hao Huang (piano)
I. Noturno, 4:56
II. Diurno, 3:28
Track 11–13. Danças brasileiras (2005)
Commissioned by Quintet Attacca
Quintet Attacca: Jennifer Clippert (flute), Erica Anderson (oboe), Barbara Drapcho (clarinet), Collin Anderson (bassoon), Jeremiah Frederick (horn)
I. Humaitá, 2:52
II. Lagoa, 5:01
III. Botafogo, 4:50
Album Release: April 4, 2025
Catalogue #: APL53998
Label: Acis
Track Count: 13
Duration: 56:12
UPC: 198004453998 (CD)
UPC: 198937240818 (DIGITAL)
Recorded: April 18–19, and October 11, 2023
at the Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Links: Rami Levin | Cover Art | Press Release
