{{Short description|Waltz composed by Johann Strauss II}} '''Aus den Bergen''' (''From the Mountains''), [[opus number|opus]] 292, is the name of a [[waltz]] composed by [[Johann Strauss II]]. The work was first performed in [[Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg|Pavlovsk]] on October 2, 1864, under the title ''In den Bergen''. The composition was dedicated to the music critic [[Eduard Hanslick]]. Critics commented on Strauss' waltz that "after a long time a new waltz from Johann Strauss has appeared, which is distinguished by noble and graceful character, and further distinguished by extraordinarily masterful instrumentation."<ref name=naxos>{{cite web|url=http://www.naxosdirect.com/store/cso/STRAUSS-II-J-Edition---Vol-11/title/8223211/ |title=STRAUSS II, J.: Edition — Vol. 11 CD |access-date=2008-10-25 |publisher=Naxosdirect |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162406/http://www.naxosdirect.com/store/cso/STRAUSS-II-J-Edition---Vol-11/title/8223211/ |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref> The first Viennese performance of the waltz was in the [[Volksgarten (Vienna)|Volksgarten]] as part of a benefit concert commemorating Strauss' twentieth anniversary of his debut as a composer.<ref name=naxos/>
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