Best recordings of Debussy piano music......


I'm looking for audiophile quality and not necessarily performance (although that would be nice) in CD or LP formats (but not SACD or DVD-A). I have some older phillips cds (D to A) recordings which I suspect may not be the best available. thanks.
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As suggested above: Moravec and Jacobs are both wonderful in
presenting Debussy's music.

The various Jacobs recordings on the Nonesuch label were
recorded by the team of Teresa Nickrenz and Marc Aubort.
They are superbly recorded.

Moravec made at least two recordings of Debussy piano music
for the Connoisseur Society label in the 1960s. These were
produced by Alan Silver and are some of the best piano
recordings available, notwithstanding their age. One of
these LPs (CS 2010) was re-mastered and reissued by Athena
Productions in a superb sounding pressing. If you ever see
the Athena ALSY 10002 reissue LP, get it.

And, Michelangeli made a very special set of Images I & II
for DGG. Well worth hearing.
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