Henri Berény

Henri Weiss, better known as Henri Berény and also given as Henrik Berény and Henry Bereny (1 January 1871 – 23 March 1932) was a Hungarian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, screenwriter and film director. He is best remembered as a composer of operas and operettas. The brother of composer and pianist Josef Weiss, his best known works are Lord Piccolo (also known as Little Boy Blue) and Das Mädel von Montmartre (English: The Girl from Montmartre), both of which were staged on Broadway and at theaters internationally.

In addition to his work for the theatre, Berény wrote more than 300 popular dance works, and composed numerous songs in both classical and popular styles. He also published several ragtime piano works that were written in the style of Scott Joplin, and had a brief career as a film director and screenwriter for silent films that began with the 1907 short film The Hand. He notably directed his wife, the Danish actress Charlotte Wiehe-Berény, in the 1916 Danish film Lotte vil paa Landet.

Birth and Death Data: Born Košice (city in Slovakia), Died 1932 (Budapest (capital and largest city of Hungary) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-11415 10-in. 12/28/1911 Love never dies Harry Anthony ; Inez Barbour Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12326 10-in. 9/3/1912 Little Boy Blue medley Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-12326 12-in. 9/13/1912 Little Boy Blue medley Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Columbia 19746 10-in. 2/6/1912 Aeroplane duet Charles Harrison ; Beulah Gaylord Young Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30940 12-in. approximately 1912 Love never dies Charles Harrison ; Beulah Gaylord Young Female-male vocal duet composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Berény, Henri," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112262.

Berény, Henri. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112262.

"Berény, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112262

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