preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");
preload("img/black_sp2.gif", "img/gray_sp2.gif");

pic_home       = new Image();    pic_home.src       = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_home_"       + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_biography  = new Image();    pic_biography.src  = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_biography_"  + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_repertoire = new Image();    pic_repertoire.src = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_repertoire_" + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_concerts   = new Image();    pic_concerts.src   = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_concerts_"   + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_reviews    = new Image();    pic_reviews.src    = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_reviews_"    + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_listen     = new Image();    pic_listen.src     = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_listen_"     + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_contact    = new Image();    pic_contact.src    = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_contact_"    + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_links      = new Image();    pic_links.src      = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_links_"      + sitelang + ".gif";
pic_credits    = new Image();    pic_credits.src    = "buttons_" + sitelang + "/b_credits_"    + sitelang + ".gif";

lab_lisa           = new Image();
lab_bkg            = new Image();
lab_pianist        = new Image();
if ( sitelang != "de" ){
  lab_lisa.src     = "img/liza.gif";
  lab_bkg.src      = "img/bb.gif";
  lab_pianist.src  = "img/pianist1.gif";
} else {
  lab_lisa.src     = "img/elizaweta.gif";
  lab_bkg.src      = "img/bb.gif";
  lab_pianist.src  = "img/pianistin1.gif";
}