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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonBeautifully lensed and intelligently crafted.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe film's real resource is its impressive array of talking heads, their intimate familiarity with the music, and their ability to impart graspable insight.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA splendid work that will be a revelation to the uninitiated and a joy to music lovers.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoWhat made Ludwig such a great musician? The documentary In Search of Beethoven, directed by Phil Grabsky, answers that question reasonably well.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeGrabsky’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.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe best thing about In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky’s biography of the composer, is the company he brings along on the hunt.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleDull and unilluminating.