Let's get classical, classical, I wanna get classical!

Here at ROUTE 1 World HQ, we can't really tell our rondos from our allegros.
That's why the answers to the following FRIDAY QUESTION should prove so helpful:
"The ROUTE 1 staff finally have room on the iPod for some CLASSICAL music. What piece or composer should they start with?"
INGER H. -- Vivaldi; "The Four Seasons." Complicated yet eminently listenable.
RICK T. -- Willie Nelson! Old and new!
KERSTIN H. -- Beethoven. He's as classical as it gets.
MIKE D. -- My 8-year-old son has been playing "riffs" of classical music on the piano since becoming enamored with Disney's "Little Einsteins" cartoon. One of my favorites has always been Strauss' "Blue Danube Waltz." Its soft, lilting melody is so soothing. If you prefer something full of life, nothing has more gusto than Rossini's "William Tell Overture." You can't help but want to wave your air baton as the crescendo takes over your soul. Special thanks to Grant, for rekindling my passion for the classics.
ERIK H. -- I once read that somebody called him "the Hendrix of the violin." Rumors persisted during his career that he had sold his soul to you-know-who to be able to play with such virtuosity. He was Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840). I just put his "Concerto for violin No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 (1826) on the big iPod.