Village Voice

The film's real resource is its impressive array of talking heads, their intimate familiarity with the music, and their ability to impart graspable insight.

Time Out

The results do justice to a complex genius whose impact can scarcely be overstated.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

A splendid work that will be a revelation to the uninitiated and a joy to music lovers.

Variety by Joe Leydon

Beautifully lensed and intelligently crafted.

Village Voice by Andrew Schenker

The film's real resource is its impressive array of talking heads, their intimate familiarity with the music, and their ability to impart graspable insight.

Time Out by Steve Smith

The results do justice to a complex genius whose impact can scarcely be overstated.

Boston Globe

Grabsky’s goal appears to have been more circumscribed: an introduction to the composer that speaks to both the classical newcomer and someone who has loved this music for years but pieced together its back story only from hundreds of disconnected program notes.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

What made Ludwig such a great musician? The documentary In Search of Beethoven, directed by Phil Grabsky, answers that question reasonably well.

Boston Globe by Jeremy Eichler

Grabsky’s goal appears to have been more circumscribed: an introduction to the composer that speaks to both the classical newcomer and someone who has loved this music for years but pieced together its back story only from hundreds of disconnected program notes.

The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

The best thing about In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky’s biography of the composer, is the company he brings along on the hunt.

San Francisco Chronicle

Dull and unilluminating.

San Francisco Chronicle by Joshua Kosman

Dull and unilluminating.