🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in A-Dur K.101 L.494

Among Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, this work condenses delicate movement and clear momentum into a concise structure. As a single-movement sonata in two sections, the musical ideas introduced in the first section are carried into the second with variation, while changes of key and register add expressive character to the flow. The lively figures should sound clear and well articulated without becoming mechanical, with careful attention to the grouping of beats and the direction of each phrase. Keep the ornaments transparent so they do not obscure the main melody, and listen for the exchanges between the hands to bring out the work’s bright, energetic appeal.