Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings

@mahler123 

OK-- second vote for Michelangelo. I will keep him in mind. Don't recall having heard Ciccolini's name, before. Will investigate them both. Thanks!  

@gg107 

I apologize for the curt tone of my response -- it was unwarranted. I do appreciate your having taken the time to make a suggestion. 

stuartk, A suggestion for you in your search. Rather than trying to find a composer which might prove difficult as their body of music can be vast and very different piece to piece, if you pick a sour one it might be least representative of his other works, you can try getting compilations of works by pianists and labels in which you will discover a lot of diversity which would otherwise elude you. I would recommend if you chose this method to start with recordings from Steinway & Sons (and Jenny Lin). For some other current pianists who do compilations, i.e. programs as you would hear in concert, you could try Stephen Hough, Imogen Cooper, and Yuja Wang. BTW, Beethoven’s music for solo piano is profound and worth some listening effort, and if interested, Bavouzet has a worth while set out that I like. This is meat that sticks to the bones! but maybe for a bit later perhaps.

BTW, I love Jazz - I got started exploring this by listening to side men on recordings that I liked (as well as other recordings by the principle performer. Started with Evans, Peterson, Getz, Previn, etc. My only complaint about a lot of jazz from the 50’s thru 70’s is ’drums’. I like them live but not so much in my home. Jones, Jamal, and Jarrett, Peterson are my go to pianists. And I love Charlie Haden’s recordings, all of them!

Have fun.

@newbee

Great idea! This has occurred to me but I haven’t had a clue re: how to go about it. Also, forays on Spotify have made me aware that listening to groups of any short form in one sitting can test my patience, especially if the differences between each track are subtle. As a Jazz fan, I’m simply accustomed to more variation/contrast in mood, tempo, etc. from track to track.

When you say: "My only complaint about a lot of jazz from the 50’s thru 70’s is ’drums", do you mean you simply don’t enjoy the sound of a trap set?

My brother dislikes the sound of sax, which is, needless to say, quite an impediment when it comes to Jazz listening.

Similarly, I’ve never warmed to the sounds of the Classically-trained voice or full orchestra. I prefer smaller groups in Jazz as well -- you'll find no Big Bands in my collection. Even if this were not the case, I suspect my monitor-based system is not up to the task of presenting an orchestra in a convincing manner. 

In terms of Jazz vocalists I like, Sarah Vaughan is the one who most closely approaches the sound of a Classically-trained singer. Hopefully, despite these limitations, I’ll still be able to discover plenty of Classical music to enjoy.

Thanks again for your generous responses.

@stuartk, your gracious word of apology is accepted.  And I commend your exploration of music new to you -- there's a lot to discover!  In addition to Debussy -- an excellent choice, esp. for one coming from a jazz-listening background -- you might also look into Maurice Ravel and Eric Satie.  And then there's Beethoven, who might be said to have invented boogie-woogie in the second movement of his piano sonata No. 32.