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Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sergei Bortkiewicz received his musical training from Anatoly is a perfect case in point. : The first few bars make up a dreamy intro of which the tempo should fluctuate naturally (this intro returns towards the end in a higher register). The melody requires a glorious and subtle use of rubato. Try to lovingly shape the melodic line, using the LH as support, and think in long phrases – never stopping at barlines, but ‘going over’ them.
