J.S. Bach - Sinfonia 12 in A Major, BWV 798 (not too fast!)

Recorded this for piano earlier this year, but it's much more enjoyable to play on harpsichord! And so many wonderful details if you slow it down a little. In fact, I had thought about slowing this down even more, but A major keeps my tempo up a bit.
I am a former professional pianist, educator, collaborator, composer, and recent wannabe harpsichordist forced into early retirement due to a genetic heart condition which has finally caught up to me!
Now I spend my time researching and recording modern classical piano music that hasn't yet been recorded, and I also enjoy making the best out of "easier" pieces from the canon. I will present showy pieces as my health allows, but my current health and endurance typically limits me to early-advanced literature.
I record for TH-cam simply as an excuse to keep learning music until it's polished and presentable, and if people want to listen and watch, then that is icing on the cake! Outside of TH-cam, I teach intermediate/advanced adult hobbyists at the piano.
1998 PETROF Model IV Chippendale
1969 Zuckermann 5-foot Straight Side Z-box Harpsichord
Recorded with the Zoom H2n Handy Recorder in 2ch surround

[@shivarahimipiano]

Love the sound of harpsichord! Never heard this sinfonia on harpsichord before! Good job!❤

[@seancregomusic]

@@shivarahimipiano thank you! I was going to record all the Sinfonias and Inventions on the harpsichord, but I just don’t have time!

[@miavos3610]

Excellent technique! Excellent performance! You know your instrument and your interpretation of the music of that time is outstanding!

[@seancregomusic]

@@miavos3610 thank you so much! Being able to demonstrate this on a harpsichord is finally a dream come true!

[@bolldamm3966]

I agree with what you say about the wonderful details which you can appreciate better if you slow it down a little. I've been slowly working my way through the Inventions and Sinfonias, having taken up the piano again after a nearly 50-year gap (and never having "done" them before!). My go-to recordings have been those of András Schiff and Angela Hewitt, both supreme experts. But there are cases, such as this sinfonia, where I can't help feeling their tempo is just too fast. Too fast for me, of course! ;-) But also too fast to be able to appreciate and enjoy the details.
Is it even physically possible to play all that fast on a clavichord?

[@seancregomusic]

@@bolldamm3966 you can certainly play anything fast on the harpsichord that you can on the piano. In general, things are played way too fast these days. Just because one can doesn’t mean they should! Hewitt definitely plays this Sinfonia too fast, especially her live recordings.

[@bolldamm3966]

@@seancregomusic Thank you for your reply, Sean. There seems to be an online consensus that the tempo in any given piece by Bach is up to you and how you play, which is fair enough, but I can't help feeling there's usually a reasonable range for any given piece.
If I were the composer, I'd want my audience to appreciate the main details of what they're hearing, not necessarily on a first hearing but hopefully after two or three hearings.
My conclusion is that the tempo should be sufficient to keep the audience interested, so maybe it depends as much on the audience as anything?
In any case, thank you for your videos, which are refreshing.