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Track Listings
| 1. Overture | |||
| 2. Midnight | |||
| 3. Fate | |||
| 4. What Good This Deafness | |||
| 5. Mephistopheles | |||
| 6. What Is Eternal | |||
| 7. The Moment | |||
| 8. Vienna | |||
| 9. Mozart/Figaro | |||
| 10. The Dreams Of Candlelight | |||
| 11. Requiem (The Fifth) | |||
| 12. I'll Keep Your Secrets | |||
| 13. The Dark | |||
| 14. Fur Elise | |||
| 15. After The Fall | |||
| 16. A Last Illusion | |||
| 17. This Is Who You Are | |||
| 18. Beethoven | |||
| 19. Mephistopheles' Return | |||
| 20. Misery | |||
See all 22 tracks on this disc
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200 of 205 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To my great relief, TSO returns to form (and better) with Beethoven's Last Night. Their 1998 release, The Christmas Attic, was enjoyable but a let-down: it seemed like a rehash of their first album instead of a new idea.
But Beethoven's Last Night is something else altogether. Across 22 tracks (73 minutes of music), TSO unfolds the harrowing story of Beethoven's last night on earth, including remembrances of his love and life, deals with the devil, and the saving grace of Fate. Like most of O'Neil's writing for TSO and Savatage, it's a tear-jerker and bound to leave you with a smile on your face.
The songwriting is volcanic, bombastic but widely varied; the pounding heavy metal that introduces Requiem (The Fifth) is interrupted by a ghostly children's choir, creating a goosebump-inducing shock. I got chills up my spine at least five times during the course of the album. The musical asides - little bits of the Moonlight Sonata and countless others by Beethoven and Mozart, polyharmonic choral sections, a children's choir (only very briefly, don't worry) -- make for a rich, multilayered repeat listen.
The vocal performances are stunning in their perfection. Beethoven sings like an operatic baritone, Theresa veers between rock siren and delicate soprano, Mephistopheles sneers and rasps, Twist (Fate's deformed son) mocks and leers, and in the end Fate sings us to sleep with a simple, beautiful lullaby.
Paul O'Neil's songwriting can be uneven -- you wince a bit when he rhymes "dismembered/remembered" and "minute/in it," and intros a song with an 80's-power-ballad drum fill -- but he hits much more often than he misses, and the music and vocals are good enough to gloss over the rough patches.
Who is the market for this album? A heavy metal fan with a weakness for musical theater. A classical music fan who likes Andrew Lloyd Weber and can stand an electric guitar or two. Someone who isn't put off by serious emotion and high drama. And someone with a good attention span -- the album demands to be listened to all the way through reading along in the (20+ page)liner notes, at least once. Think of it as the soundtrack to the best Broadway musical/rock opera that never was. If you like the genre, you'll love this.
65 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you don't end up crying by the end of this album, you have no heart! This CD is simply amazing! I love rock operas and concept albums, whether they be done by Savatage (who are pretty much the same guys that are in Trans-Siberian Orchestra but with one (and sometimes two) singers) Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Queensryche, Iced Earth, or the many other bands who have caught on to the idea. This has got to be The Rock Opera of all rock operas! I don't really feel like taking the time to tell you all what it's about, so I'll just say that it's about Beethoven's Last Night! The band intigrates a lot of Beethoven's music into the album wonderfully, though most of the music is original. Paul O'Neill is an extremely gifted lyricist and his lyrics shine on this album. This album is extremely moving and intelligent (which most music today lacks). There are very slow, emotional songs and some more upbeat ones, but this is a pretty steady album and really needs to be listened to from start to finish without interuptions. Highlights are: Mephistopheles, What Is Eternal, The Moment, The Dreams of Candlelight, Requiem (the Fifth), I'll Keep Your Secrets (my personal favorite on the album), Who Is This Child, and A Final Dream. This album is loaded with emotion, intelligence, and extreme talent. If you're into rock operas, progressive rock, or just thought-provoking music in general, I highly recommend this!
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This has to be the best of my 350 CDs. This has almost a Broadway-esque sound to it. Yet the rock is not lost in the ballads and instrumentals. "What Is Eternal" "Vienna" and the other 20 tracks are among the best on the album. DO NOT PASS THIS ALBUM UP, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED. Jody Ashworth & Patti Russo (former Meat-Loaf vocalist) deserve 110% for their superior divine performances as Beethoven & Theresa on this album. Also, Jon Oliva portrays the devil (how fitting) and Guy Lemonnier plays a Young Beethoven. This album cobines the classical, unloosable genius of Beethoven & Mozart and the rough rock edge of the TSO. I take my hat off and lay in mud for Paul O'Neill & Robert Kinkell, who wrote all of the songs for this album. The music is unbelievable, the lyrics are powerful and emotional and the story is realistic enough to possibly be true. The TSO is definately the most gifted band ever to walk the face of the earth. sory Metallica, Beatles, and Led Zeppelin, but you've met your match. This album will remain a classic, I guarantee it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Beethoven's Last Night
I attended the concert of Beethoven's Last Night when it was in our city and it was awesome,so much so that I went to Amazon and ordered the CD to have it to listen to whenever I... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Linda
Pedestrian Silliness
TSO is great when they do instrumental music, but the singing is horrific. Grandiose, bombastic, pretentious and this album is mainly singing. Read more
Published 28 days ago by John Doe
TSO all year long!!
I love this CD! All the songs are amazing and the backstory entertaining and creative. I'm a huge Christmas TSO fan but now I can listen to them all year long. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Aspen
TSO
Absolutely love TSO !!! Have seen them three times in person, and have four of their CDs/DVDs now. Just wish they would come to Wichita, Kansas more than just at Christmas. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Deb
Beautiful music, beautiful story
This album combines classic rock, classical music and a Faustian tale about mortality and what it means to be human into a wonderful tapestry of beauty and emotion. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ruby Tuesday
TSO Strikes Again
I've been listening to TSO since about 96... I still cant believe its been that long. Ive seen them in concert twice and that was what prompted this purchase. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Day
Intelligent and fun heavy metal opera
Beethoven's Last Night is a musical concept album. The story is staight-forward. Beethoven has just completed his tenth symphony and is near death. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bobby Newman
This music is NECESSARY!
What an amazing talent: the music, the voices, the lyrics ... I am in awe! This is one of their many works that I am so proud and fortunate to own.
Published 8 months ago by Pinktank
Loving it
For those who aren't aware of what Trans Siberian Orchestra does, it's a rock/symphony fusion. If you love rock and love Beethoven you'll probably love this.
Published 11 months ago by anonymous
Will keep you "up"!
This is the first album from the Transiberian Orchestra that I have purchased. It has some very stirring tracks along with some some slow passages. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Sops
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