| Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| Mark Ferris | Viola |
| Johnny Lee Middleton | Bass |
| Paul O'Neill | Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar |
| Jon Oliva | Piano, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| Al Pitrelli | Guitar, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar |
| Laura Seaton | Violin |
| Dave Wittman | Bass, Guitar, Drums |
| Garo Yellin | Cello |
| Jonas Tauber | Cello |
| Dorothy Lawson | Cello |
| Paul Woodiel | Violin |
| Chris Caffery | Guitar |
| Todd Reynolds | Violin |
| Robert Kinkel | Piano, Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| Anthony Piccolo | Choir Conductor |
| Zachary Stevens | Vocals |
| Sylvia Tosun | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Adrian Ross | Choir, Chorus |
| Doug Thoms | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Patti Russo | Vocals |
| Denise Stillwell | Violin |
| Marni Elliott | Background Vocals |
| Christian James | Background Vocals |
| Caroline Ross | Choir, Chorus |
| Dave Diamond | Vocals |
| Danielle Landherr | Background Vocals |
| Guy Lemonnier | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Jody Ashworth | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Mary L. Rowell | Violin |
| Jamie Torcellini | Vocals |
| Mark Wood | Viola |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer |
| Paul O'Neill | Arranger, Producer |
| Dave Wittman | Engineer |
| Kevin Hodge | Mastering |
| Robert Kinkel | Arranger, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor |
| Edgar Jerins | Cover Art |
I have most of TSO's CDs and then I was browsing in Barnes and Noble and came across this little gem. What can I say. The work is a broad stroke of some of the master's works, shaken not stirred, with original music from the Orchestra. It is lovely and powerful and a tribute to that lost 10th symphony. Oh to be in the room on Meister Von Beethoven's last night on earth......
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Posted October 1, 2010
Fantastic twist on classics! Great CD!
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Posted October 1, 2010
I loved the CD, You realy HAVE to read the story before listening to the CD in order to get the full effect of the music. Without reading it before listening you just can't understand the music itself.
I highly recomend this CD to anyone who likes a great fantasy story and music.
It is one of TSO's best works!
southam97
Posted October 1, 2010
great and original music!!!!
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Posted October 1, 2010
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It's a toss up between this and Christmas Eve and Other Stories as the best of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums in my opinion, and I'll Keep Your Secrets and What is Eternal are currently my two favorite songs of theirs (although Promises to Keep runs a close third). There was a little less of Beethoven's music mixed in than I expected, but I really like how they used it.
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Posted October 1, 2010
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This is an excellent recording and we enjoy it tremendously. Would recommend it for anyopne and would be useful to play when there are small children around to introduce them to some of the classical-style musics.
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Posted October 1, 2010
My son and I saw them in concert and had to purchase the disc..Now my son is playing their stuff on his guitar. This is addictive!!
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Posted October 1, 2010
WOW!!! This is the best CD I've gotten of Trans Siberian Orchestra yet. I'm wearing it out! First listen struck me as quite different from past TSO albums, but continued listening has enthralled me. My husband has always said that Beethoven would have written for electric guitars and this album proves that. Amazing dynamics, quality vocal, awesome musicianship (to hear Flight of the Bumblebee on guitar - wow!), and a story to boot. Probably my most favorite album to date.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Didn't know Trans-Siberian Orchestra did anything but Christmas music - excellent work! Saw a live performance - this CD did it justice!
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Posted October 1, 2010
Out of all the TSO albums, this is the only one I enjoy. There's no Christmas theme, no school story, just one theory of what drove a great composer to the edge.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I love TSO. Their music isn't convientional, but it usually comes across as the soundtrack for my Christmas. I love them.
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Posted October 1, 2010
this music enabled me to find myself--i listened and listened --some parts are intense:while others lead me to a quieter place in my heart--it ends with such promise yet i really do think at some point in each life this CD holds a view of oneself******
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Posted October 1, 2010
The music, the story - damn, the music is phenominal! I love the whole stoyline, and the cast - even though small - sound beautiful. I listened to this album first, I have to to say I am hooked. Simply stunning!
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Posted October 1, 2010
My friends did not know what to get me for christmas, but they knew I liked classical and Neo-classical music. So they got me this CD. I haven't been able to stop listening to it. If you want to incourage a child to listen to a form of classical, this is the way to
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Posted October 1, 2010
This was the first album I heard by tso and it blew me away. You can listen to it all the way through and don't have to skip any songs. It also features ex-Asia guitarist Al Pitrelli and he's excellent as usual.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I've been a fan of TSO for a couple of years. I heard them in concert in December of 2000 in a small venue in Atlanta. They have a wonderful ability to combine rock with classical music. I heard selections from Beetoven's Last Night for the first time at this concert and purchased the CD the next day. WOW!
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Posted October 1, 2010
Excellent rock opera-esque stuff. I'd almost say it is more opera than rock, though, just because of the excellent characterizations. Jon Oliva as the Devil is ecellent. It's great to hear him sing again. The music is very emotionally charged. Highly recommended, especially for fans of Beethoven.
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Editorial Reviews
Barnes & Noble - David Sprague
Classical music and hard rock may not seem to go together like ham and eggs, but there's an uncanny similarity in the bombast, the swelling riffs, and the over-the-top attitude that's hard to deny. Paul O'Neill, the mastermind of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, grasps this and, with the help of former Savatage mainman Jon Oliva, weaves the two genres together with an ingenuity not heard since the heyday of Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Moody Blues. This long and winding set is based around a fictionalized tale of Ludwig von Beethoven's deal with Satan and the mystery of his never-heard Tenth Symphony. To tell the tale, O'Neill and company intersperse theatrical rock ...