Violin is a site of adventure for Darragh Morgan. The Irish violinist performs compositions that unite the instrument’s sweet acoustic timbre with electronics, enhancing and warping its sound. His 2017 record, For Violin and Electronics, first presented this interest through six icy meditations. On For Violin and Electronics II, he follows that experiment with nine more pieces that showcase the versatility of this instrumentation through the eyes of nine different composers.
Uniting strings and electronics isn’t a new concept, but it’s one that continues to offer plenty of leeway for expanding the possible textures and timbres of age-old instruments like the violin. Groundbreaking works like Steve Reich’s Violin Phase, for example, brought the potential of…