🇮🇹Domenico Scarlatti ： Sonata in g-moll K.8 L.488

Scarlatti’s Sonata in G minor, K.8 L.488 is a concentrated single-movement keyboard work, skillfully arranging energetic motion and contrasting phrases within a clear two-part structure. Repeated short motifs and shifts in register create tension and development, while the momentum toward the cadences of each section is another point to appreciate. In performance, rather than pursuing speed alone, it is important to maintain a steady pulse, clarify the direction of each figure, and coordinate the exchanges between the hands. Ornaments should be played lightly so as not to interrupt the flow, and dynamic changes should not be exaggerated; instead, the performer should draw out the sense of momentum and shading contained in its concise writing.