🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in e-moll K.81 L.271

Among Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, this piece offers an appreciation of expressive melodic shaping and dialogue between the voices within a calm, measured flow. Its concise two-part structure allows thematic material to develop in changing forms, while the differing character of the first and second sections creates a sense of direction. Ornaments should not be played mechanically; instead, perform them naturally with attention to their place within the beat and the harmonic direction. Clear differentiation between the voices and careful control of overlapping sounds are essential to preserving the transparent sonority and musical tension. Avoiding haste and carefully conveying the breathing of the phrases and the momentum toward cadences brings out the work’s poised character.