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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FWIW, I am unaware of any Debussy recordings which are of any special 'audiophile' recording quality. If I want a demo piano recording I go elsewhere.

Of the newer recordings of Debussy I think Ogawa's recordings on BIS are excellent. The performances are very good also. 4 volumes to pick from but I like the first 3 most. I think this could serve you well. Nelson Freire is also starting a set on Decca you might like.

However, recordings that I would not be without would include 1) Moravec's (hell I'd recommend anything by Moravec); 2) Paul Jacobs Images on Nonsuch (LP or CD); and 3)Uchida's 12 Etudes on Philips.

BTW, if your Philips recordings are by Zoltan Kocsis they really are not bad at all. All bright and sparkly early DDD recordings.