Beethoven Reviews
The Tolucan Times- Highly Recommended
"...Hershey Felder: Beethoven is a masterpiece of storytelling that engages and enlightens the audience about the life and undeniable brilliance of composer Ludwig van Beethoven."
Cultural Weekly- Recommended
"...Beethoven's life doesn't have the inherent drama (or comedy) that made Mozart's life camera ready for stage and movie screens. But Felder manages to recreate a thoroughly researched and compelling narrative from what we know (and don't know) about his life. It's a circuitous journey with numerous offshoots and tributaries which are anything but linear, but nonetheless have their own sense of coherence. It's what Felder describes as a theatrical impression – an evocation to give you an idea of what Beethoven may have been like."
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
"...Along with his monologue, Felder treats us to a treasure trove of Beethoven's music, including a set of variations composed when he was just 11 years old, his famous Pathetique and Moonlight sonatas, excerpts from the Eroica Symphony, the Fifth Symphony, the Ode to Joy from the stirring Ninth Symphony, and the much-beloved "Für Elise." And along the way he includes his notes on the music, details of its creation, and personal comments."
Accessibly Live Off-Line- Highly Recommended
"...Directed by Joel Zwick, HERSHEY FELDER: BEETHOVEN gives out the best of both worlds. It's the worlds of music and spoken word all rolled up into a ninety minute performance. And at the conclusion of the show, Hershey will come out of character to take questions from the audience! It's a great way to brush up on your Beethoven from the master himself!"
The TVolution- Highly Recommended
"...Felder is a superb showman in, both, his performance of the composer and of his works. And it is this showmanship, so rare a quality today, that makes seeing Hershey Felder: Beethoven not only an immense joy but also a distinct privilege."
On Stage Blog- Highly Recommended
"...Not only is Felder a brilliant actor, concert pianist, storyteller, he also is a historian. Right now at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, he is telling a masterful story about the life of Ludwig van Beethoven."