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nother year is upon us, so I think it’s the perfect opportunity to discover something afresh or perhaps pop something brand new on the speakers or in your earphones. This issue is packed with things to listen to for the first time, with shiny new works by Sadie Harrison, Rebecca Saunders, Richard Causton, Olli Mustonen and Hugi Guðmundsson among others, not to mention a whole album of contemporary from the Pacifica Quartet and Puccini’s as you’ve never heard it before (see our Chamber Choice). There are plenty of tried and tested works, of course, plus we have a brand new dedicated

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