# Question for Debussy fans

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 12, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-debussy-fans/160927 "2003-03-12T20:47:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-debussy-fans/160927/1 "2003-03-12T20:47:53Z")

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I’m considering purchasing a CD of Debussy’s **Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75** and was wondering whose performances of this composition you would recommend.

Also, what are some other good recordings of Debussy’s other pieces?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-debussy-fans/160927/2 "2003-03-12T21:40:26Z")

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Hi there, **NDP** ,

I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know that Suite right off the top of my head and couldn’t recommend a pianist.

What I was going to suggest, however, was going to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) and checking out their recordings and reviews to see if someone there had an opinion on the matter.

Best of luck,  
Tibs.

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**Author:** ![InTransit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@InTransit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InTransit)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-debussy-fans/160927/3 "2003-03-12T21:54:16Z")

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I don’t know the recording well, but in general, I tend to like recordings put out by Deutsche Grammophon (German Gramomphone). They put out the Debussy piece you’re talking about in 1997 - pianists: Ciani & Vasary. (See [http://www.iclassics.com/iclassics/album.jsp?selectionId=1588](http://www.iclassics.com/iclassics/album.jsp?selectionId=1588) for details)

Deutsche Grammophon also publishes a really nice magazine that reviews pieces and albums. You may need to subscribe for access to certain features, however. See [http://www.gramophone.co.uk/](http://www.gramophone.co.uk/) The site also has a Forum that you may post/find what you’re asking.

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-debussy-fans/160927/4 "2003-03-13T02:26:37Z")

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I appreciate everyone’s advice. If it makes my request any easier, **Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75** is the composition that features “Clair de Lune.”