kɹˈɪɾɪk mˈɑːɹtɪn bˈɜːnheɪmɚ sˈɛd ðæt sɐlˈɛɹnoʊsˈɑːnənbˌɜːɡ wʌz "bˈæɾəlɪŋ ðə kəmpˈoʊzɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɪŋ ðə kəmpˈoʊzɚ."
Critic Martin Bernheimer said that Salerno-Sonnenberg was "battling the composer rather than interpreting the composer."