La Ultima Noche De Beethoven

Beethoven’s Last Night
A SUMMARY OF THE STORY WITHIN

On a late night in the spring of 1827, the city of Vienna is experiencing the largest
lightning storm in its long history. Within an opulent but disheveled room, Ludwig von
Beethoven is slumped over his piano and on the piano sits the just completed manuscript
for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final, and he is certain, his greatestwork.
From the shadows a beautiful spirit, Fate, and her deformed dwarf son, Twist, emerge to
inform Beethoven that this is to be his last night on earth. They are accompanied by
numerous spirits and ghosts from his past, and he finds their babbling unbearable. He
begs them to leave, but Twist tells him that as shadows they only exist by the light that
Beethoven's life has cast and that light isslowly dimming. With each successive crack of
lightning the spirits all draw closer.
At the stroke of midnight, Mephistopheles suddenly appears and informs Beethoven that
he is there to collect the composer's soul. Beethoven, faced with eternal damnation, is
terrified and claims that it cannot be his time, that he has yet to complete his Tenth
Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the manuscriptand then, with seemingly
uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give him as much additional time as he needs as long
as he will tell him now what parts he plans to add or change. His bluff called, Beethoven is
forced to admit that he would not change a single note.
The Devil nods thoughtfully and then makes the composer another offer. If Beethoven
will give him all his music, allowingMephistopheles to wipe it from the memory of man,
he will return his soul to him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the situation. Fearing an
eternity of damnation and torment he is desperate to reclaim his soul, but the thought of
losing his music, his life's work, causes him to hesitate.
Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to leave for one hour before returning for
Beethoven's answer. As thedevil is turning to leave Beethoven notices that the hands of
the clock are moving faster than normal. When he points this out to Mephistopheles, the
devil replies that the maestro should consider it a final favor because where Beethoven is

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ROBERT KINKEL - PIANO AND KEYBOARDS
JON OLIVA - PIANO, KEYBOARDS AND BASS GUITARS
AL PITRELLI - LEAD, RHYTHM AND BASS GUITARS
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