Home / Music / Glenn Gould's 1955 Goldberg Variations launched his international careerMusic linernotes album music glenn-gouldGlenn Gould's 1955 Goldberg Variations launched his international careerThe 1955 recording was Gould’s debut album for Columbia Records. It became one of the most famous classical recordings ever made and launched Gould’s international career. 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 splicingGlenn Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations became a best-selling classical album on ColumbiaColumbia Records launched Glenn Gould's international career with the 1955 Goldberg VariationsGlenn Gould recorded his Goldberg Variations at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in 1955ExploreToo Fast for Love gave Mötley Crüe a modest start and a huge breakthrough'Africa' was Toto IV's biggest single and Toto's only number-one hitTricky recorded Maxinquaye because he felt boxed in by Massive AttackUltravox's Ultraviolet refined their synth-pop toward cinematic grandeurBobby Hutcherson's vibraphone replaced the piano on Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch!Previous Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic's 1962 Beethoven cycleNext Glenn Gould recorded his Goldberg Variations at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in 1955