I sent in my opinions of Seth's book to the list on 22nd June 2000. (can't get at archives right now to put a URL in). Note also that I think a real quartet based in London would have a rather wider repertoire then the novel implies - although they give a token concert of 20th century works. Virginia Knight [log in to unmask] Personal homepage: http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/~ggvhk/virginia.html [The archives are still accessible and linked from the temporary Classical Net address I gave before: http://www226.pair.com/lampson The article referred to above can be found at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0006&L=classical&F=&S=&P=53810 -Dave]