🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in D-Dur K.397 L.208

This sonata leaves a clear impression through its exchange of melodic ideas and its lightly flowing keyboard writing. It can be understood as having a concise structure built around two sections: the material presented in the first section moves forward in altered form in the second, passing through changes of key before reaching a sense of coherence. Ornaments should be shaped with attention to their relationship to the beat and to the direction of the melodic line, without disturbing its flow. Clear separation of the voices, precise articulation, and carefully graded dynamics with natural breathing bring out the vitality and lyricism within its refined character. Rather than rushing the tempo, performers should listen for the role of each note.