8 3 2 , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁eigh teen ▁years . ▁He ▁gave ▁just ▁thirty ▁public ▁performances ▁during ▁these ▁years , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁give ▁rec it als ▁in ▁private ▁sal ons . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Tu iler ies ▁for ▁King ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe ▁and ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁( He ▁also ▁gave ▁a ▁rec ital ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Saint - Cloud ). ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁living ▁from ▁comm issions ▁given ▁by ▁wealth y ▁pat rons , ▁including ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁James ▁May er ▁de ▁Roth sch ild , ▁from ▁publishing ▁his ▁compos itions ▁and ▁giving ▁private ▁less ons . ▁ ▁Franz ▁Lis zt ▁also ▁lived ▁in ▁Paris ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁compos ing ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁giving ▁concert s ▁and ▁music ▁less ons . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁were ▁friends , ▁but ▁Ch op in ▁did ▁not ▁appreciate ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁Lis zt ▁played ▁variations ▁on ▁his ▁music . ▁ ▁Lis zt ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁in ▁La ▁Rev ue ▁et ▁Gazette ▁musicale : ▁ ▁" Par is ▁is ▁the ▁p ant he on ▁of ▁living ▁mus icians , ▁the ▁temple ▁where ▁one ▁becomes ▁a ▁god ▁for ▁a ▁century ▁or ▁for ▁an ▁hour ; ▁the ▁burning ▁fire ▁which ▁lights ▁and ▁then ▁cons