"...Carmen Alcántara, Spanish harpist completing her Masters with Gabriella dall'Orio at TCM, had two solos, the more spectacular a Fantasie on a Haydn tune by Grandjany. No other instrument is as enjoyable to watch being played as the harp, which, I guess, is why so many young women take it up...

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Finally, Ravel's Introduction & Allegro without the chamber ensemble!

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Never before heard this way, it proved entirely viable and in this account with David Knotts imperturbably supplying all the instruments from Ravel's own two-piano version, truly satisfying !..."



http://www.musicalpointers.co.uk/reviews/liveevents12/CarmenAlcantara.html

"...La arpista Carmen Alcántara fue ganando seguridad a lo lardo de la Fantasía op.35 de Spohr. La zaragozana posee una pulsión delicada en este bello instrumento, tan poco frecuente como solista..."

                                                                                              Heraldo de Aragón, 23 de Octubre de 2011​