🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in C-Dur K.461 L.8

Scarlatti’s Sonata in C-Dur, K.461 L.8, is a concise single-movement work distinguished by its clear rhythms and fluid musical motion. Within a structure in which the opening and latter sections create contrast, short motives develop and give the music a sense of momentum. Its delicate ornaments and flowing figures become especially effective when played with clarity and lightness. Careful balance between the hands, a steady sense of pulse, and natural shaping of phrase direction and dynamic change are central to the performance. Rather than rushing the tempo, allowing a sense of breath at the breaks in the figures brings out the music’s transparent character.