[All Platforms][Playlists] Dynamic playlist formed by two or more playlists

Hi, I like to organize my favorite songs mainly in playlists of the same genre. However, if I want at some point to listen to songs of both genres A and B, I need to create a new playlist with all the songs from these two genres, and also keep at least two different lists up to date whenever I need to add or remove any songs. I'd like to create a "dynamic" playlist, defined in terms of other playlists (and possibly some custom songs). For example, I'd like to be able to create a new playlist called "Study" which is formed by any the songs at playlists "Classic" and "Games", plus any other songs specifically added to "Study".

Updated: 2015-07-13Hi and thanks for your contribution! A similar idea has also been suggested here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Smart-playlists/idi-p/18549
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Reference-Pointer-Playlists/idi-p/209972
Add your kudos and comments there please!

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