The Tale of the Stone Flower (Prokofiev) The Tale of the Stone Flower (Prokofiev) The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 (), is Sergei Prokofiev's eighth and last ballet, written between 1948 and 1953. It is based on the Russian Ural folk tale "The Stone Flower" by Pavel Bazhov and is also the last of the trilogy of ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Russian ballet tradition. It was premiered posthumously in 1954, conducted by Yuri Fayer. The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1st doubling E-flat clarinet, 2nd doubling bass clarinet),
Morton S. Wolf Morton S. Wolf Morton S. Wolf (1907 – June 5, 1976) was a realty executive. He was the founder of Spencer-Taylor Inc., a real estate development and hotel management firm. He founded the company together with his brother Charles S. Wolf. Under Mr. Wolf's direction, Spencer-Taylor over the years operated the Ritz Towers, Delmonico, the Mayflower, Surrey, One Fifth Avenue, Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including Washington Square Village in New York City, and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, which included Chatham