Tastenteufel

English translation: Keyboard wizard

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German term or phrase:Tastenteufel
English translation:Keyboard wizard
Entered by: wright.nathan

11:37 Sep 11, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
German term or phrase: Tastenteufel
Um sich seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, trat Ludwig bei Abendgesellschaften des Wiener Hochadels auf. Schnell machte er als virtuoser Tastenteufel von sich reden.

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Keyboard wizard
Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Depends how it fits in with the rest of the text. I am sure there are many ways to express this


LURID: My Man Ludwig Van - The Tortured Genius of ...litreactor.com › columns › lurid-my-man-ludwig-van-t...
Mar 26, 2015 - So, with few challengers, Beethoven rocked the piano's extended ... while sustaining his own reputation as a keyboard wizard, he could have ...
https://litreactor.com/columns/lurid-my-man-ludwig-van-the-t...
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3 +7Keyboard wizard
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Veronika Neuhold

  

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Keyboard wizard


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Depends how it fits in with the rest of the text. I am sure there are many ways to express this


LURID: My Man Ludwig Van - The Tortured Genius of ...litreactor.com › columns › lurid-my-man-ludwig-van-t...
Mar 26, 2015 - So, with few challengers, Beethoven rocked the piano's extended ... while sustaining his own reputation as a keyboard wizard, he could have ...
https://litreactor.com/columns/lurid-my-man-ludwig-van-the-t...


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agree  Kim Metzger: https://www.jordanrudess.com/keyboard-wizard-jordan-rudess-k...
9 mins

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Absolutely!
53 mins

agree  Sebastian Tredinnick: Also the first thing that came to mind for me.
3 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: What about "dervish" instead of "wizard" (though I agree with your suggestion as probably being the closest approximation)?
7 hrs

agree  Lancashireman: … Sure plays a mean piano. He's a keyboard wizard, there has to be a twist. That keyboard wizard's got such a supple wrist.
1 day 5 hrs

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: ('cept no need for cap, but you know that yerself)
3 days 12 hrs

agree  Veronika Neuhold: or: keyboard virtuoso, keyboard improviser of genius; I also like "dervish" from Steffen. Whirling keyboard dervish?
5 days
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