Overheard instruction to perform composer's selected recordings (9)

'composer's selected recordings' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'overheard instruction to perform' is the wordplay.
'overheard instruction' becomes 'lists' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'perform' becomes 'play' (playing is a kind of performing).
'lists' put after 'play' is 'PLAYLISTS'.

Can you help me to learn more?