🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in a-moll K.61 L.136

Within its concise writing, this sonata concentrates finely articulated movement and a clear rhythmic drive. It is shaped as a single movement, broadly based on a binary structure in which the first and second sections respond to one another, while changes of key and exchanges of figures create a sense of flow. Listening for the repetition of short phrases and the dialogue between the voices makes the overall structure easier to follow. In performance, it is important to maintain crisp articulation and a light, agile sense of tempo while making the direction of each phrase clear. Avoid rushing the ornaments and smaller passages, balance the hands carefully, and allow natural breaths at cadences and points of transition so that the music’s lively character emerges within its poised elegance.