What are some virtuoso piano pieces that are harmonious and elegant?

I'm trying to find a piece that really catches my ear and I keep thinking of something along those lines. I'm just looking for some examples of ones you feel are so.





Flowing, but not with a lot of runs. Harmonious, but with a good level technical skill involved. Elegant, but not "masking"... if that makes any sense to anyone else.





Any youtube links would be wonderful. Thank you in advanced.|||Some of the following are not the typical fast-tempo showpiece, some are.



The Poulenc Nocturnes, fluid, beautiful writing, and not at all easy, requiring really, a virtuoso to perform well. Of Varying character ( some more agitated and abstract ) the first of the eight surely fits the requirement. The type of more 'quiet' virtuosity is, generally, lost on most audiences: the majority listed are overtly 'wow can they play the piano' pieces. [ the list stays to a handful of French works. ]



Francis Poulenc ~ Nocturne No. 1 (quiet virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRs5ctCBQ鈥?/a>



Bojan_Bozovic gave you an excellent suggestion for Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin.

Maurice Ravel:

Tombeau de Couperin; Prelude: (overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ9n5a9Ul鈥?/a>



other Ravel:

Jeux d'eau [Alfred Cortot called this piece "Liquid Poetry."] (overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4NTZWYx鈥?/a>



Miroirs: II - Oiseaux Tristes (both quiet and overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trN06fsSR鈥?/a>



and from the subject of Ravel's above 'Tombeau' tribute, a brilliant virtuoso tour-de-force piece, rapid staccato, and detached delivery, yet 'flowing' and lyric.



Fran莽ois Couperin ~ Le Tic Toc Choc (overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glg99Zc0J鈥?/a>



Claude Debussy:

Estampes; III Jardins sous la pluie (overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFH3L-7d5鈥?/a>

Images; I - Reflets dans l'eau (quiet virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCkM2a4da鈥?/a>



A more overt showpiece by Debussy, beginning with a wild sort of cadenza, then soon waxing toward grand and lyric gesture....

L'isle Joyeaux (overt virtuosity)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlGFfjY_v鈥?/a>





Best regards.|||There are probably hundreds of gorgeous pieces that match your description, but these are just a few of my favorites:





Liszt's "Un Sospiro" (Concert Etude No. 3) Beautiful, elegant, flowing, and rather hard technically.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jnQ_AKeP鈥?/a>





Debussy's Estampes Pagodes. Flows like clear water, harmonious and elegant with a touch of the Orient. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBrR7mc4鈥?/a>





Debussy's Masques: So elegant and exotic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3by6Xtn鈥?/a>





Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2-- Gorgeous, flowing piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvxS_bJ0y鈥?/a>





And of course, there's Chopin's Ballade No. 1. Possibly the deepest, most virtuostic, and most brilliant piece written. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7eUSFsn鈥?/a>





Good luck!|||LPol up vitamin string courtet it's nit piano but it's really good... My teacher always plays them... Its like songs that they would play on the radio but in strings... We also listen to piano music too but idk what it's called:( sorry hope this helped|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s49OKp6鈥?/a>





One of my favorite compositions and composers.|||Something like Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin?|||Polonaise in A flat by Chopin.|||Look up Franz Liszt or Maurice Ravel