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Jul 19, 2024 · Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major for the left hand, Op. 53, was commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein and completed in 1931.. It was the only one of Prokofiev's complete piano concertos that never saw a performance during his lifetime.
Jul 19, 2024 · Rudolf Nureyev as Nijinsky, Claude Jade as Romola and Paul Scofield as Diaghilev: Producer Harry Saltzman canceled the project during pre-production several weeks before shooting was to begin. Saltzman claimed Albee's script was amateurish. Tony Richardson believes Saltzman used this as a pretext to avoid making the film.
