Den Sidste Olie is a ground-breaking chamber opera by Niels Rønsholdt, who, based on the tonal language of the Baroque, has created an original work that stretches between the beginning of oil extraction and the climate crisis we inevitably face today. With the Danish colonization of Greenland in 1721 as a background, Rønsholdt creates a captivating story about the relentless global pursuit of prosperity and growth.

It has been said that Anders Nordentoft’s music offers its listeners ‘an outstretched hand.’ His works are refreshingly free of dogma and take direct communication as their starting point, whether through clear narrative, sensual lyricism or an almost physical impulse that seizes the attention. The composer once claimed he set out to create music both ordinary and fantastic at the same time, like a normal day of the week. As demonstrated in the trio of delicate, gentle and recent sinfonietta pieces within this release, Nordentoft has displayed remarkable discipline concerning the structural coherence of his music, all the while imbuing it to convey the broader essence of life on Earth.