Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Tastenteufel

English translation:

Keyboard wizard

Added to glossary by wright.nathan
Sep 11, 2020 11:37
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German term

Tastenteufel

German to English Art/Literary Music
Um sich seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, trat Ludwig bei Abendgesellschaften des Wiener Hochadels auf. Schnell machte er als virtuoser Tastenteufel von sich reden.

From a Blinkist (App) summary of a book on Beethoven
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 Keyboard wizard
Change log

Sep 14, 2020 23:14: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (3): Björn Vrooman, Steffen Walter, Cilian O'Tuama

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Proposed translations

+7
14 mins
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Keyboard wizard

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...
Peer comment(s):

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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