GAIA Records

Artist Led, Creatively Driven

Every year, the GAIA Music Festival takes place on Lake Thun, Switzerland, the artistic brain-child of violinist Gwendolyn Masin.

After each edition of the festival, a selection of the most meaningful works are brought together on a recording and released on GAIA Records.

Orchid Classics is extremely pleased to be working with GAIA, bringing the albums to the public via Apple, Spotify and all other major digital music platforms.

For more information on the festival, visit the website

Watch the first ten years in films HERE

For Gwendolyn’s Fountainhead Productions, visit HERE

The first ten years

Gwendolyn Masin’s own playlist, covering her picks of the catalogue so far.

2019 Edition

Bartók, Brahms, von Herzogenberg & Schumann Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 I. Allegro II. Adagio – Più lento III. Andantino – […]

2018 Edition

Deane, de Falla, Fortmann & Mozart Raymond Deane Hungarian-Jewish Melodies for Clarinet and String Trio World Premiere Violin: Gwendolyn Masin; Viola: Lars Anders Tomter; Violoncello: […]

2017 Edition

Liszt, Beethoven, Ravel, Saint-Saëns & Schumann Camille Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals Great Zoological Fantasy Introduction and Royal March of the Lion / Cocks […]

2016 Edition

Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Popper & Stravinsky Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Violoncello in A major Op. 69 I. Allegro, ma non tanto II. Scherzo: […]

2015 Edition

de Falla, Medtner & Schnyder Nikolai Medtner Novelle Op. 17 No. 1 “Daphnis et Chloë“ Piano: Alasdair Beatson Live Recording Klösterli Oberhofen am Thunersee (Switzerland), 9 […]

2014 Edition

Bridge & Britten Benjamin Britten Bagatelle Violin: Gina Maria McGuinness; Viola: Alessandro D’Amico; Piano: Simon Bucher Live Recording Thun Castle (Switzerland), 20 September 2014 Swiss […]

Hiller & Piazzolla Wilfried Hiller Die zerstreute Brillenschlange for Narrator, Clarinet and Bordun Narrator: Gwendolyn Masin; Clarinet: Reto Bieri; Violoncello: Aleksei Kiseliov Lyricist: Michael Ende […]

2012 Edition

Krenek & Webern Anton Webern Langsamer Satz for String Quartet Violin: Tatiana Samouil, Lena Neudauer; Viola: Natalia Tchitch; Violoncello: Pavel Gomziakov Live Recording Thun Castle […]

2011 Edition

Berg, Bloch, Debussy, Ligeti & Webern György Ligeti Sonata for Violoncello Solo I. Dialogo. Adagio, rubato, cantabile II. Capriccio. Presto con slancio Violoncello: Gavriel Lipkind […]

2010 Edition

Atterberg, Bruch, Schumann & Weiner Robert Schumann 12 Piano Pieces for Young and Older Children (piano four hands) Op. 85 “Abendlied” No. 12 Ausdrucksvoll und […]

2009 Edition

Brahms, Dvorak, Prokofiev Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 I. Allegro II. Adagio – Più lento III. Andantino – Presto non assai, […]