Looking for a good recording/performance of Claire de lune by Debussy...

[cecile]

Hello, this is my first time posting on this forum, so if there are any mistakes, please correct me.

Claire de lune is one of my all-time favorite Debussy compositions and so I regularly listen to the piece, yet I am still unable to find a recording or a performance that I am fully satisfied with; a one that thoroughly impresses me and sends a chill down my spine from the beginning to the end. Which is why I am looking for recommendations...
A side note is that I generally prefer slower-tempoed and subtle performances, and to me, this holds especially true for this piece. So I would really love to hear a recording particularly done in that kind of a weightless fashion...

I would look forward to your recommendations! 


+Thanks to all of you who gave me recommendations! I have listened to them and I greatly enjoyed all of them. Thank you so much!

[Brian]

I like the very slow, dreamy performance I heard in the movie Atonement:

http://www.youtube.com/v/D50eSsASOnk

This is by Gordon Fergus-Thompson. Clair de lune starts at 8:25 so skip ahead!

[Mandryka]

Hello, this is my first time posting on this forum, so if there are any mistakes, please correct me.

Claire de lune is one of my all-time favorite Debussy compositions and so I regularly listen to the piece, yet I am still unable to find a recording or a performance that I am fully satisfied with; a one that thoroughly impresses me and sends a chill down my spine from the beginning to the end. Which is why I am looking for recommendations...
A side note is that I generally prefer slower-tempoed and subtle performances, and to me, this holds especially true for this piece. So I would really love to hear a recording particularly done in that kind of a weightless fashion...

I would look forward to your recommendations! 

Richter in Salzburg on Orfeo. You may also find it worthwhile to hear Shura Cherkassky ans Jakob Flier. But Richter first for slow subtle performances, though I'm not sure about weightless, but it is like a dream at the start.

[PerfectWagnerite]

I have a soft spot for Ormandy/Philadelphia. Very probing and atmospheric with gorgeous string tones.

[terje]

A side note is that I generally prefer slower-tempoed and subtle performances, and to me, this holds especially true for this piece. So I would really love to hear a recording particularly done in that kind of a weightless fashion...

a live and early performance by Valery Afanassiev which is on YT. It fits your description of slow and weightless.