🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in Fis-Dur K.318 L.31

Among Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, this piece is especially memorable for its carefully shaped lyrical expression and the light exchanges between voices. In a single-movement binary structure, listeners can appreciate the contrasting flow of the two sections, the changes of key, and the sense of tension leading toward each cadence. Ornaments should be played naturally, with even articulation that does not interrupt the melodic line. It is important to bring out the singing quality of the right hand while keeping the left hand supportive yet rhythmically propulsive. Attention to phrase breathing and the use of pedal that preserves clarity bring out the work’s balanced structure and subtle nuances.