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berlin, germany duration: 5 min. 11 sec.
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comments: Memories of a city. Icy
winds that stream the length of the mirror-like brilliantly shining glass
palace. Dancing couples, who, in gloomy dimly lit tango halls press body
to body with intimate abandon. Strong arms and hips and a caressing breath
in the ear. Memories of a tender sigh beside the long fallen stones of
the wall. Is it just a nostalgic brooding over loss and separation or
even so, the great dream of being united forever?
music by: kari bremnes, a lover in berlin
performed by: kari bremnes
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bordeaux, france duration:
3 min. 52 sec.
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comments: A loving arm around a wet
shoulder, a fleeting kiss under an umbrella. Two people who creep close
to each other and search for protection from the rain, its deluge competing
with the fountain in the square. Then at last, the sun breaks through and
the every day carousel begins to turn once more. All the fun of the fair
again. With swings, roller coasters, rockets on rubber bands, but most fascinating
of all, is seeing all the loving couples. How they build their own paradise
on earth. The longing to be one of them is almost painful.
music by: astor piazzolla, fuga y misterio
performed by:
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budapest, hungary duration: 5 min. 20 sec.
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comments: The Danube separates Buda from Pest, the
same water also unites in the antique baths. Here simmering emotions are
cooled during lunch and the refracted light from the blue-green water
is reflected in lovers’ eyes. Enchantment spreads like the rings
on the water, out to the squares, in alleys and in the dark corners of
the cafés. Who cares about the saint’s vow of chastity on
Margareta island, when passion is so deeply etched into the very walls
around the whole of the town!
music by: lera auerbach, preludes nr 6 and nr 8
performed by: angela yoffe, vadim gluzman
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copenhagen, denmark duration: 6 min. 50 sec.
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comments: Trains arrive and depart from Copenhagen’s
central station. Heading for distant destinations and returning home to
the embrace of loved ones. Greetings and farewells, happiness and sorrow,
they all meet here. Longing is satisfied, now and again, a bitter disappointment
can be perceived. Time separates or unites, dreams and memories awaken
to life. The hope of being reunited soon stills the tears of parting.
music by: st germain, rose rouge
performed by: st germain
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mallorca, spain duration: 5 min. 48 sec.
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comments: Holidays! Let your hair down and throw caution
to the wind! Dare to expose yourself to love and test your powers of attraction.
Abandon yourself to passion, joy and the warmth and gentle pressure of
a loving hand. Generosity is catching! Hurry, hurry, soon it will be night
and tomorrow the journey home.
music by: iiro rantala, tango ouh
performed by: lahti sympony orchestra
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imilchil, morocco duration: 5 min. 42 sec.
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comments: Imilchil in Morocco. The Medina of Love,
that for five days unites what for the rest of the year is strictly held
apart. Young, old, widows, widowers or divorcees, here, all can freely
seek a partner of the heart. If attraction occurs, it is displayed before
the eyes of the market - by shy and self conscious glances, by a brief
touch, perhaps a short walk within sight of everyone, as a prelude to
a shared future.
music by: rabih abou-khalil, a gracious man
performed by: rabih abou-khalil
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nuremberg, germany duration: 4 min. 42 sec.
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comments: Challenge love in the
same way that love challenges you! Turn back to those that love! The Fountain
of marriage in Nuremberg reflects love’s daily reality and invites
us to reflect on the huge mystery of love. It calls to us, dare to show
your love openly to one another, because quarrels, hate and death lie
in wait around the corner and then it’s too late to complain. Learn
from the abandoned Orpheus, ”Che farò senza Euridice? What
am I to do without my Eurydice”?
music by: christoph willbald gluck, che faró senza euridice
performed by: andreas scholl
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oslo, norway duration: 5 min. 15 sec.
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comments: Spring, abandoned emotion,
a whole country in bud. Billowing flags, embraces and the people of Oslo
dance. Timeless rituals of unity. Sun and sensual touch awaken even the
frozen stone hearted to life. A homage to luxuriance, happiness and irresponsibility.
music by: carl orff, carmina burana
performed by: lena nordin, soprano; hans dornbusch, tenor; peter
mattei, baritone; roland pöntinen and love derwinger, pianos; kroumata
percussion ensemble; allmänna sången; children's choir from
the uppsala choir school/ cecilia rydinger alin
© bis records ab |
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prague, czech republic duration: 5 min. 11 sec.
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comments: Baroque angels and languishing saints border
Prague’s token of affection, the Charles Bridge, this ”the
loving couple’s catwalk”. The statues bare witness to the
testimony of tenderness and familiarity at their stone feet and can never
escape from the sweet torture of these small public secrecies. The whole
city abandons itself to the return of Spring and a kiss under the poet’s
statue is an absolute must for every true loving couple.
music by: w. a. mozart, serenade nr 5 d major
performed by: lahti sympony orchestra
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salzburg, austria duration: 5 min. 31 sec.
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comments: Didgeridoo, minuets or “the Sound of
Music” – in Mozart’s city, the air vibrates with music.
Both old and young are spellbound by it. Marionettes and stone figures
provide a commentary to life itself. With their warning gesticulations
the people of Salzburg censure - or flout the strollers about town with
kisses and tenderness - marble galantines and wooden heads skilfully controlled
by strings.
music by: alfred schnittke, moz-art for two violins
performed by: oleh krysa, violin; alexandr fischer, violin
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