Petra Wille, Strong P{roduct Communities

Having toured their unique brand of roots rock with the likes of Deep Purple, Joe Bonamassa, The John Butler Trio and Status Quo Wille and the Bandits are now proudly touring their brand new, critically acclaimed album 'Breakfree'. The band are famous for creating an astonishingly huge sound, incorporating eclectic grooves from World music to Heavy Rock, using bizarre instrumentation such as Tongue Drum, Djembe, Lap steel guitar and Double bass they push the boundaries of what is expected of a modern three piece. Although difficult to pigeon hole, Wille and the Bandits are taking roots rock music to a new level…

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 3; J. S. Bach/Mahler Suite - Petra Lang mezzosoprano; Netherlands Children's Choir; Philharmonic Choir;
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly - conductor
Classical | 2 CDs | EAC Rip | 466 MB | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Full scans | RS links
Publisher: Decca

Here we have not only the (now "Royal") Concertgebouw ensemble in all of its idiomatic glory, magnificently recorded, but also Chailly at his most interpretively perceptive–and the result is absolutely stunning… As a bonus, Mahler's Bach Suite also receives its finest performance on disc. David Hurwitz
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Riccardo Chailly's Mahler cycle with a sonically spectacular performance of the Third. It also brings nearer the end of his tenure in Amsterdam with the great Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra whose tradition he has maintained while overlaying it with a fine dedication to new music. This is a deeply impressive interpretation with an intriguing coupling. Gramophone

Wake-Up Call is the fourteenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released on November 9, 1993. The album was one of the most successful for the band garnering them both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award. The album marks a dramatic shift in tone for the band. The sound is more raw, there are fewer driving rock songs, and it concludes with three consecutive ballads.