🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in f-moll K.19 L.383

Scarlatti’s Sonata K.19 is less concerned with displaying rapid virtuosity than with inviting careful attention to the exchange between voices and the changing harmonic flow. Within its concise binary structure, short motives proceed in varied forms, while ornaments and passing tones add delicate nuance to the musical line. Let the melody sing, keep the accompaniment light, and avoid making both hands equal in volume; these choices bring out the work’s expressive appeal. At the end of each phrase, be aware of rests and resonance, and connect the music with an unhurried, natural breath so that the movement of the inner voices and shifts in tension remain clear. In the repeats, vary the expression subtly, avoid playing ornaments mechanically, and bring out the nuanced shaping within the economical writing.