AZERBAIJANIS APOLOGIZE TO ARMENIAN COMPOSER

Noyan Tapan
Feb 15, 2008

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Composer Ara Gevorgian proved
that he is the author of "Artsakh" composition. Stating this at the
February 15 press, he added that the texts with apologies to him have
been placed on the Azerbaijani website

To recap, the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Byulbyulogli
accused Ara Georgain of presenting "Artsakh" musical composition is
an Armenian one.

A. Gevorgian proved, by means of documents, that this music was
written by him and he owns the copyright on this work: the copyright
was registered in the U.S. Congress Library in 1998.

A. Gevorgian said that Russian pirates illegally copying discs are
also to blame. According to him, recently he came across a pirate
disc. Among 8 Azerbaijani compositions on it was a work allegedly
performed by Jivan Gasparian who actually has never performed it. "They
take duduk performances from various places and attribute them to
Jivan Gasparian," A. Gevorgian said.