Wengine, hata hivyo, bash kazi ya Pfitzner kama kuiga pale ya Wagner, massively bloated [na] endlessly meandering, na kusema utendaji wake wa Marekani ingekuwa [b] bora kamwe, labda, kuliko marehemu (Martin Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times).
Kazi ya Pfitzner inashutumiwa kuwa uigaji dhaifu wa kazi ya Wagner.