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Recommended New CDs
- Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto (arr. Tertis/Carpenter), Schnittke, Viola Concerto; David Carpenter, Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Ondine)
- John Cage, Sixteen Dances; Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP/sound)
- Bernstein, Mass; Marin Alsop conducting the Baltimore Symphony (Naxos)
- Messiaen, St. Francis of Assisi; Rod Gilfry, Hubert Delamboye, Henk Neven, Camilla Tilling, and Tom Randle, with Ingo Metzmacher conducting the Netherlands Opera Chorus and Hague Philharmonic (Opus Arte DVD)
- Thomas Adès, The Tempest; Simon Keenlyside, Cyndia Seiden, Ian Bostridge, Kate Royal, Toby Spence, Philip Langridge, Adès conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (EMI)