Distraction

A colorful French accent permeates this program by Italian conductor Riccardo Minasi: Maurice Ravel's famous "Tombeau de Couperin" is a reminiscence of the composer's 150th birthday, and Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" – originally a piece for Vaslav Nijinsky's scandalous ballet of the same name – is considered a milestone of musical impressionism. Before that, however, Riccardo Minarsi and the MDR Symphony Orchestra delve i...