🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in A-Dur K.209 L.428

Scarlatti’s Sonata in A major, K.209, L.428 is a concise and tightly shaped keyboard work, marked by lively momentum and clear exchanges between the voices. Short motives unfold in succession, while the right-hand passagework and left-hand accompaniment respond to each other and keep the music moving forward. Hearing the sonata as a two-part structure with repeated sections makes it easier to organize the contrast between the opening and closing portions, as well as the changes of key. In performance, ornaments should be incorporated naturally into the musical flow, with crisp, well-defined articulation. Use the pedal sparingly, and bring out the transparent vitality by attending to voice balance and subtle dynamic changes.