John Terauds of The Star proposes this challenge:

What are the 100 pieces of music -- including full operas -- that we simply can't live without in 2011?

Thinking about the music that I love has brought back memories of where I was and what I was doing when I first heard the piece. I'm going to try and capture some of those thoughts in a few posts about the music that is meaningful to me.

I'm going to talk about the music that I play (or have played) as an amateur musician as well as the music that I listen to a lot on my iPod. I will not claim that the music I discuss is significant to anyone other than me. Also, I will be listing pieces in the order in which they occur to me.