🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in d-moll K.396 L.110

This is a concentrated sonata in which the repetition of short motives, delicate passagework, and alternating ornaments propel the music forward. Hearing the first and second halves as a contrasting binary structure makes the changes of key and the exchanges between phrases easier to perceive. Highlights include the passing of material between the voices and the shifts of shading that emerge within the musical flow. In performance, ornaments should not be rushed, but treated as part of the melodic line; careful balance between the hands, clear articulation, and natural breathing are essential. Rather than making every detail uniform, sensing rests and breaks between notes as small divisions can bring a conversational sense of depth to the intricate movement.