Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
Byron was eagerly read by the young romantics in Germany, as elsewhere, in the first half of last century, and Schumann was among the poet's most enthusiastic admirers. ' Manfred ' appealed to him strongly, and he set some music to it, meant for the most part to accompany the recitation of the poem. Smalt parts of it were laid out for singing, and there are some purely orchestral pieces.
Schumann's idea was to have it performed on the stage, and it has on one or two occasions been given in that way, notably by Liszt at Weimar.