A flawless gem... superlative film scores of rare beauty and consummate aesthetic discretion.
...an atmosphere that amplifies the wonder, beauty and melancholy of the film's story [Fate of the Lhapa] and imagery. .. richly varied in orchestration and mood.
- All Music Guide
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
...the score [Oil on Ice] reveals considerable sophistication in its composition. ...the sound quality is immaculate -- full and vivid.
- All Music Guide
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

