This morning my Google alert for Chicago classical music included a link to a blog with the title, Baroque jams: you’re new iPod playlist.  This caught my eye for a number of reasons.  First, my wife and son spent seven hours in line last week waiting to buy the new Apple iPhone that incorporates all of the iPod functions with too many other things to list.  I confess that I am interested in just about all things Apple-related.

But when posts combine my interest in technology and classical music, I tend to really pay attention.   This post is meant as a primer for younger people looking to put classical music on their iPod who might not know where to start.  The author spoke with an artistic administrator, a composer, and a radio host who all had suggestions.

I think we can do even better here at chicagoclassicalmusic.org.  I’d like to ask you, our very informed and knowledgeable users, to suggest your top five classical music compositions that should be on every young person’s iPod by replying to this post.

Here is my list:

Beethoven – 7th Symphony
Mozart – The Magic Flute
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major
DBR - almost anything he’s recorded with the Mission
Albéniz – Leyenda (I had to include a guitar piece!  This one is fun and exciting.)