Jordi Savall, early music pioneer and multi-instrumentalist, heads up a Baroque-themed issue featuring articles on viol consorts, instruments in Dutch art, German luthier Joachim Tielke and soloists’ interpretations of Bach. Pavlo Beznosiuk gives a Corelli Masterclass, we inspect a Barak Norman bass viol and there’s a round-up of upcoming Baroque festival highlights.