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),
Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf was a 2003 album that combined the orchestral composition "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev with a 2002 composition, "Wolf Tracks", which had its score written by French composer Jean-Pascal Beintus and text written by Walt Kraemer. The project was conceived and commissioned by the Russian National Orchestra, under the artistic direction of Kent Nagano. "Wolf Tracks", which has the alternate title "The Wolf and Peter", is meant to be both a sequel to and a retelling of "Peter and the Wolf". In the story,