Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings

@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.

@gg107 

Thanks for the additional suggestions. Ravel and Satie have also been suggested by others. They're at the top of my list for exploring on Spotify.

I had imagined Beethoven might have a single bluesy bone in his body!  

Last post, I swear! :-)

Lots of folks don't care that much for Bach, including me, but a lot of folks are anchored to him so maybe he has something that might appeal to you. When you get a chance pull up and listen to the Goldberg Variations, and preferably by a new young lady of substantial skills, Beatrice Rana, on the Warner Classics label.

BTW, re drums I really like them when they are used to support the music but when the drummer is spot lit and gets to beat the crap out of those poor cylinders without any 'musical' accompaniment I can take a pass. :-)

@gg107 Yeah, whenever I hear it I'm pretty much totally taken aback when Beethoven goes into a boogie-woogie in his Sonata No. 32. It's as if he's going a bit insane as he conjures up a variation and then forges onto the next. I first came across it in the old Rudolf Serkin recording. Serkin did it straight as hell. Impressive, but just too square for me. Brendel actually gave the variation a hint of fun when I saw him do the piece at, where was it, Royce Hall?