William Susman's Uprising (1988)...evokes the implacable horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising...a powerful evocation of planes of sound...and an acute sensitivity to color, which Holzman projected superbly.

- Michael McDonagh, Classical Music Review

In his evocative and sometimes programmatic Uprising, William Susman bears witness to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising... [pianist David Holzman] proved a passionate advocate...a Horowitz of modern music.  

- Jerry Kuderna, San Francisco Classical Voice.

Angels of Light ...inspired by a Mark Helprin novel... transparent... timeless... exquisite tonal clashes.

-Michael McDonagh, 21st Century Music

...from the Ellington-Strayhorn Songbook... moody, majestic... with smooth, seductive playing... Ellington's 1937 "Caravan"... which displayed Susman's steady, heavy left hand vamp, ... an entranced audience... applauded vociferously.

-Michael McDonagh, Classical Music Review

Angels of Light ...oscillating ...shimmers with refracted light. ...vivacious colors.

-Scott MacClelland, MetroActive

...[The Harrington String Quartet] gave a vivid impression of the turbulent, watery imagery of William Susman’s “Streams,” a swirling, rich-textured microtonal work.

- Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

William Susman’s “Six Minutes and Thirty Seconds”... sparkling... an essay of spirit and grace...sinuous lines in the French horn and bassoon...

- Mark Alburger, 20th-Century Music

Susman’s “The Starry Dynamo,” ... progressive... sweetly dissonant... the hippest and most arresting music... Plain ol’ fun... a music for the 90s clearly enjoyed by players and audience alike.

- Mark Alburger, 20th-Century Music