Un Chien Andalou officially welcomed into the ranks of the Surrealists by the movement's leader André Breton, an event recalled by film historian Georges Sadoul: "Breton had convoked the creators to our usual venue [the Café Radio] ... one summer's evening. Dalí had the large eyes, grace, and timidity of a gazelle. To us, Buñuel, big and athletic, his black eyes protruding a little, seemed exactly like he always is in "Un Chien Andalou", meticulously honing the razor that will slice the open eye in two." Among the most enthusiastic viewers of the film were the wealthy couple Viscount Charles and Marie-Laure de
Veritables Preludes flasques (pour un chien) (Audiophile Classics, 1994); Olof Höjer (Swedish Society Discofil, 1996); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Decca, 2003); Steffen Schleiermacher (MDG, 2005); Cristina Ariagno (Brilliant Classics, 2006); Alexandre Tharaud (Harmonia Mundi, 2009); Katia and Marielle Labèque (KML, 2009), Jeroen van Veen (Brilliant Classics, 2016). "" Veritables Preludes flasques (pour un chien) The Véritables Préludes flasques (pour un chien) ("True Flabby Preludes for a Dog") is a 1912 piano composition by Erik Satie. The first of his published humoristic piano suites of the 1910s, it signified a breakthrough in his creative development and in the public perception of his music. In performance it lasts about 5