Home / Music / Who commissioned Beethoven's late string quartets?Music linernotes album music alban-berg-quartetWho commissioned Beethoven's late string quartets?Prince Nikolai Galitzin, a Russian aristocrat and amateur cellist, commissioned the first three of Beethoven’s late quartets by letter in November 1822. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious Who conducted the premiere of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1?Next Who co-produced Fiona Apple's album The Idler Wheel?