The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is Rick Wakeman's 1975 solo concept album that sets Arthurian stories to expansive progressive rock arrangements. The music blends virtuosic keyboard work on piano, organ and early synthesizers with orchestral and choral textures, producing a cinematic, theatrical sound that alternates between grand instrumental passages and shorter programmatic pieces portraying characters and episodes from the legend. It is a representative example of 1970s symphonic prog and remains one of Wakeman's best-known solo projects.