▁tour ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 8 , ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Con cert ▁Sp ir itu el ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁and ▁ 8 ▁September ▁where ▁he ▁im pressed ▁his ▁audience ▁with ▁" grand ▁precision ", ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁press . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 2 - year ▁privile ge ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁him ▁at ▁Vers a illes , ▁and ▁registered ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁Liv re ▁III , ▁and ▁other ▁works ▁followed ▁suit ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁relatively ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁at ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁his ▁cre ativity . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁not ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁today , ▁Bar rière ▁was ▁so ▁ren owned ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁that ▁Pierre - Louis ▁Da quin ▁de ▁Ch ate au - L y on ▁did ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁describe ▁him ▁as : ▁the ▁famous ▁Bar rière , ▁dece ased ▁only ▁recently , ▁possessed ▁all ▁that ▁one ▁can ▁desire ... f ew ▁could ▁perform ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁he . ▁ ▁Style ▁His ▁works ▁are ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁sens itivity ▁and ▁fine ▁ton ality , ▁their ▁emot ional ▁reson ance ▁and ▁deep ▁son or ity . ▁Several ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁quite ▁demand ing ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁technical ▁performance