Osmo Vänskä: Sibelius The Oceanides, Sinfonia Lahti

Aallottaret, Op. 73 (The Oceanides)

A 1914 tone poem by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). This piece depicts the oceanids, who were a group of water nymphs in Greek mythology, the daughters of Ocean and Tethys. The Finnish title "Aallottaret" means "Spirits of the Waves."

Conductor: Osmo Vänskä
Sinfonia Lahti

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English: Postage stamp depicting Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Postage stamp depicting the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (Photo credit: Wikipedia)