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          Prince Razumovsky (1752 - 1836) and Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartets, Opus 59

          Prince Razumovsky was Russian ambassador in Vienna, as well as great patron of the arts who commissioned three String Quartets, known today as the Razumovsky Quartets, Opus 59.

          In two of the three String Quartets, numbers one and two, Beethoven incorporated Russian themes to please his patron.

          Razumovsky spent a vast amount of money – all from his own pocket – on building a sumptuous new embassy outside the city wall on a rise overlooking the Danube.

          On New Year's Eve 1814 he held a glittering ball there with Tsar Alexander as guest of honour.

          This was to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Congress of Vienna – for which the then Count Razumovsky was elevated to Prince – following the allies’ defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig.

          Beethoven, who was certainly invited, did not attend.

          To accommodate all the guests, Razumovsky had had a temporar