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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe continue to explore the rich web of connections in music, from Beyoncé to Beethoven, on Radio 4's weekly music programme.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.

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Add to Playlist: Series 7: Debbie Wiseman, Rhodri Marsden and Lang Lang enjoy a Beethoven classic

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Debbie Wiseman, Rhodri Marsden and Lang Lang enjoy a Beethoven classic

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BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Series 7, Debbie Wiseman, Rhodri Marsden and Lang Lang enjoy a Beethoven classic

Debbie Wiseman and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks, with a message from Lang Lang.

Composer Debbie Wiseman and musician Rhodri Marsden add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, with additional input from the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Composer Debbie Wiseman and the writer and multi-instrumentalist Rhodri Marsden join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks, taking us from a Drifters' classic hit to one of Beethoven's most famous compositions.

For Add to Playlist, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang reflects on playing Beethoven, and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen is on hand to talk us through the finer elements of the popular instrument, the güiro.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters 
Für Elise: Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven 
Tchintchirote by Cesária Évora 
Golden Birdies by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian 

Other music in this episode:

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias
Butt music from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Supersonic by Oasis
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder
Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

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