Rosen aus dem Süden' (Roses from the South), is a waltz medley composed by Strauss in 1880 with its themes drawn from the operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin inspired by a novel by Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen. The waltz was first performed at the regular Sunday concerts of the Strauss Orchestra conducted by Eduard Strauss on 7 November 1880 at the Musikverein in Vienna. 'Rosen aus dem Süden' ranks among the ‘Waltz King's’ magnificent works and is still regularly performed today at the Vienna Philh...