Phineas Newborn Jr.’s cover of Where is the Love spans the gamut; some parts remind me of the passion and epicness of Eb major section of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G minor. Also I am inspired by the hint of a smirk on an otherwise serious expression as he performs the piece (link below).

Reminds of another:

Speaking of “epicness” — the turn of phrase that I thought recently was “epically elegant”, with respect to Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.. I heard it while listening to Chopin in the background. At some point during this piece, whatever I was doing became background. Chopin demanded to be heard.