🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in D-Dur K.479 L.S16

Scarlatti’s Sonata K.479 is a concise and lively keyboard work that moves forward through crisp exchanges of short motifs. Its constantly changing patterns of notes and harmony are especially engaging, while the repeated material remains varied in expression. Maintaining an overview of the two-part form and using cadences and modulations as guides to the larger direction brings out the tension and release within its lightness. In performance, avoid rushing the tempo, keep the ornamental figures clear and even, and shape the exchanges between the hands and the space around the rests with care. Use the pedal sparingly to prevent blurred sonorities; slight changes in articulation and dynamics on the repeats can also make the structure sound natural.