🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in g-moll K.31 L.231

Scarlatti’s keyboard Sonata K.31 develops concise motifs with subtle detail, moving the music forward through exchanges between the hands and shifts in register. Listen for the binary form, in which the first and second sections correspond, while varying the expression on repeated material without losing the work’s overall sense of direction. Decorative figures should not be rushed, but articulated clearly within the beat. Keep the smaller notes even, and make use of rests and phrase divisions to balance lightness with tension. A restrained use of the pedal helps preserve the clarity of the individual voices.