Beethoven's Last Night cover

Beethoven's Last Night

Trans-Siberian Orchestra · 2000

73 min · 22 tracks · progressive rock

A theatrical blend of rock and classical elements that narrates Beethoven's final hours with dramatic intensity.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • theatrical storytelling experience
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dramatic intensity and mood
  • gradual builds and payoffs

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2000, 'Beethoven's Last Night' was Trans-Siberian Orchestra's fourth studio album, following their commercial breakthrough with 'Christmas Eve and Other Stories' in 1996. This album marked a significant conceptual shift for the band, showcasing their ambition to merge storytelling with orchestral rock on a grand scale.
Stylistic neighbors
Dream Theater· Symphony X· Nightwish

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Overture 2:56
  • 2 Midnight 2:10
  • 3 Fate 1:14
  • 4 What Good This Deafness 1:46
  • 5 Mephistopheles 3:43
  • 6 What Is Eternal 4:39
  • 7 The Moment 2:47
  • 8 Vienna 3:32
  • 9 Mozart/Figaro 3:18
  • 10 The Dreams of Candlelight 4:05
  • 11 Requiem (The Fifth) 2:58
  • 12 I’ll Keep Your Secrets 4:15
  • 13 The Dark 4:23
  • 14 Für Elise 0:41
  • 15 After the Fall 4:34
  • 16 A Last Illusion 5:26
  • 17 This Is Who You Are 3:58
  • 18 Beethoven 2:56
  • 19 Mephistopheles’ Return 4:25
  • 20 Misery 2:44
  • 21 Who Is This Child 4:33
  • 22 A Final Dream 1:56

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