"a recent work by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a recent piece of work created or authored by someone. For example: "I really enjoyed reading a recent work by Stephen King."
Between these two hangs a recent work by Tuymans depicting a winged, flying monkey.
ICE is presenting seven programs of its own, including the New York premiere of "the whisper opera," a recent work by David Lang, a Pulitzer winner.
"Kosovo," a recent work by Mrs. Harris that will be on display, depicts a city in flames as a man in the foreground plows up rubble.
The program includes a recent work by the composer Bright Sheng called "Flute Moon," Ginastera's "Estancia" ballet suite and Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, "Reformation".
Also on the program are Beethoven's Trio in C minor (Op. 9, No. 3) and a recent work by Guenther Wiesemann, "Mascara del Suenos".
Tuesday's program began with what had been missing so far: a recent work by a composer of the current generation: Esteban Benzecry, a 42-year-old Argentine who settled in Paris in the late 1990s.
Mr. Robertson, music director of the St . Louis Symphony Orchestraand a champion of contemporary music, opened the concert with "Dance Figures (Nine choreographic scenes for orchestra)" — a recent work by Mr. Benjamin, a British composer who studied with Messiaen.
At the end of September, Mr. Tilson Thomas and the symphony will display their multimedia prowess on stage with performances of "Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra," a recent work by Thomas Adès, with accompanying images by the video artist Tal Rosner.
On paper, his program — Janacek's Sonata "1.X.1905," a recent work by Bernard Rands, Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata and Schumann's Fantasy in C — looked like an interesting if not especially adventurous offering of diverse pieces.
On this enticing program they present works by Ives and Ruth Crawford Seeger and a recent work by Steven Mackey, who plays electric guitar with the quartet in his piece, "Physical Property".
Another high point of the season is the New York première of "In Creases" (on May 29), a recent work by the promising young choreographer and company member Justin Peck.
