🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in f-moll K.204b

Among Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, this work condenses tension and forward momentum into a concise design. Built on a two-part form in a single movement, its flow is shaped by intricate figuration and ornamental passages. A point of particular interest is the way material introduced in the first half is developed in the second, creating contrasts through changes of key and expression. In performance, ornaments should not be played mechanically; instead, the direction of the melodic line should remain clear, with the parts in the two hands distinctly balanced. Maintaining a light, clear articulation and steady pulse, while carefully projecting the dynamic and tension changes of each phrase, brings out the music’s vitality.