Philippe Jordan is not a Wagnerian conductor and you can hear it from the opening bars of the Rheingold. This is a good leader, but he did not Teutonic fiber needed to create the balance between the different instrumental masses (brass, strings ...) and sometimes it sounds bad. The band is not used to playing this specifically German music and you can hear. Why have thus added a new version "digest" orchestral Ring while many major German chefs often have done with a clear and precise interpretation? By cons, congratulations to Nina Stemme! However, it is acceptable for those who do not know these references.