ðə kəmpˈoʊzɚ hæd ɐ nˈɜːvəs bɹˈeɪkdaʊn bɪkˈʌz ʌv pˈʊɹ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻvjˈuːz ʌv hɪz sˈɪmfəni nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ænd wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ɐ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv blˈɑːk.
The composer had a nervous breakdown because of poor critical reviews of his Symphony No. 1 in 1897 and went into a creative block.