Violinist and composer Anna Phoebe and pianist and composer Neil Brand join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to explore ground-breaking techniques on traditional instruments, from the classical flute to the tuba. The journey takes us from Spain to Beirut, taking in surf rock, 'maximalism' and the beauty of Egyptian scales.

And jazz flautist Chip Wickham discusses and demonstrates his unorthodox playing technique .

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Rebel No 23 by Chip Wickham

Other music in this episode:

Summertime by Ira and George Gershwin, played by Charlie Parker

Composer and producer Hannah Peel and pianist Keelan Carew consider the soundtrack for one of the most famous scenes in cinema, and they take us to Venice where Visconti famously used a celebrated atmospheric Mahler composition for one of his films.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye also bring us a track by one of the most successful pop acts of all time as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic

Other music in this episode:

The Four Seasons: Summer by Antonio Vivaldi, played by Nigel Kennedy

Cor anglais and oboe player Kate St. John and pianist and composer Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add another five tracks to the playlist.

Their short ride in a fast machine takes them from a Parisian classic to Buenos Aires tango via a train tour to Rainbow City.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Édith Piaf

Other music in this episode:

Ordinary Life by Van Morrison

Bassoon player Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the opening episode of the new series of the Prix Italia and Prix Europa award-winning music programme.

Starting from scratch, the new adventure takes us from the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee via the Aegean Sea to a hand-rubbing fado song from Lisbon.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No 8) by Dolly Parton

Other music in this episode:

The Poor People of Paris by Winifred Atwell

Singer/songwriter Natalie Duncan and Norwegian Baroque violinist Bjarte Eike join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist, and Brian Eno remembers discovering a new piece of equipment that changed the face of popular music in 1977.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Gloria: In Excelsis Deo by Vivaldi

Other music in this episode:

Heroes by David Bowie

James Taylor of the British jazz-funk outfit the James Taylor Quartet brings his C3 Hammond organ to the studio while Ukrainian-born pianist Dinara Klinton sets herself up at the grand piano as they join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add the next five tracks to the playlist.

The journey takes them from Cape Verde to The Gambia and Lebanon, with insights from Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate and French-Lebanese singer and composer Bachar Mar-Khalifé.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Song for my Father by Horace Silver

Other music in this episode:

Popcorn by Hot Butter

Gareth Malone, who brought choral singing into the mainstream with his TV series The Choir, is joined by The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore as they take us on the rolling sea from Benin in West Africa to the streets of Havana. Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye continue to compile the new playlist, with additional insights from Afrobeat musician Dele Sosimi.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Yoruba by the Gangbé Brass Band

Other music in this episode:

Levels by Avicii

Organist Anna Lapwood and bassoon-player Linton Stephens join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add the first five tracks to the new playlist, from a Yiddish anti-fascist song - with context provided by ethnomusicologist Dr Abigail Wood at the University of Haifa in Israel - to a celebrated homage to Duke Ellington.

Produced by Jerome Weatherald

Classical Fix, presented by Linton Stephens, returns to BBC Radio 3 next Monday

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Nitsokhn Lid (Victory Song) from Yiddish Glory

Other music in this episode:

Suite VII in G Minor HV432: Gigue by George Frideric Handel

This week, Radio 4 is revisiting four episodes of the award-winning music series Add to Playlist, first broadcast in October. Today, Anne Dudley, composer and co-founder of The Art of Noise, and Welsh traditional musician Patrick Rimes join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist, including a tender but rather unlikely love affair and a New Orleans classic.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

Other music in this episode:

Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev

This week, Radio 4 is revisiting four episodes of the award-winning music series Add to Playlist, first broadcast in October. Today, Welsh harpist and composer Catrin Finch and composer and musician Neil Brand help Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye add the next five songs to the playlist. The adventure takes them from the highest of high notes to the deep bass of a Mozart opera.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Pájaro Campana by Alfredo Gryciuk, Marcelo Rojas, Ariel Burgos and Martin Portillo

Other music in this episode:

Overture from The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein