Home / Music / Glenn Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations became a best-selling classical album on ColumbiaMusic linernotes album music glenn-gouldGlenn Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations became a best-selling classical album on ColumbiaColumbia Records (later Sony Classical) released the recording, which became one of the best-selling classical albums of the 1980s. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesGould's 1981 Goldberg Variations sound like a different pianist — slower, wiser, more contemplativeGlenn Gould assembled his definitive 1955 Goldberg Variations from multiple takes and extensive splicingColumbia Records launched Glenn Gould's international career with the 1955 Goldberg VariationsGlenn Gould's 1955 Goldberg Variations launched his international careerGlenn Gould recorded his Goldberg Variations at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in 1955ExploreHarrah's Club was a premier West Coast venue for soul and R&BLove Remains buried Krell's falsetto in layers of digital crackle and reverbPaul Gonsalves' 27-chorus solo revitalized Duke Ellington's careerSteely Dan's Gaucho sessions ran over a year and blew the budgetThe Message was one of the first hip-hop records to rap about poverty and strugglePrevious Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations sound like a different pianist — slower, wiser, more contemplativeNext Glenn Gould's 1955 Goldberg Variations recording made the piece famous