Collecting music recordings can be an expensive hobby, and I find it important to research them before purchasing. The internet provides information that helps to select the right ones, and my favourite site is Gramophone magazine's. If you would like to visit the Gramophone site please click on the logo. The BBC created and supports several orchestras, and I have enjoyed the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for many years, since it was called the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra. It is now also supported by Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C), the Welsh language television channel, and the Welsh Arts Council. Some local industries also associate themselves with the orchestra, for instance Panasonic which subsidised a highly successful tour of Japan in 1995. BBC Radio 3 regularly broadcasts BBC NOW concerts, which are recorded both in BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff and on tour. My personal favourites amongst their recordings are those of Rachmaninov's symphonies and piano concertos in a Nimbus boxed set, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, with John Lill in the piano concertos. Also, Elgar's 2 symphonies and Anthony Payne's marvellous realisation of the third are on the Chandos (SACD) label conducted by Richard Hickox, in excellent surround sound. If you would like to visit the BBC orchestras' sites, please click on the logo. For my piano scores I like to explore the internet for free downloads. My favourite site can be reached via the graphic below. I have recorded more than two hours of well-loved piano music. None of it will ever be heard outside Brynheulog and so it can remain well-loved.