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The Unquiet Library

1985 · documentary · music

From its origins in the crypt in the Capitol to becoming the largest public library in the world, The Unquiet Library focuses on its musical manuscript collections, including a technician cleaning off cellophane tape from the original copy of George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue. Also featured are Christopher Kendall conducting Appalachian Spring, Goodnight Irene as performed by Leadbelly, a wax cylinder being played by an early record player, and Julliard Quartet cellist Joel Krosnick speaking about his encounter with the Stradivari cello in the collection.

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