Sergei Rachmaninoff was the solo pianist for the world premiere of his third concerto, renowned as one of the most challenging in the entire piano repertoire, in New York on November 28, 1909 with the New York Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch. The score reproduced here is an authoritative Soviet edition produced sometime after the composer's death. As with all PLP scores a percentage of each sale is donated to the amazing online archive of free music scores and recordings, IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library.