Second Chances might be referring to the Rachmaninoff. His first symphony was widely regarded as a fail when it premiered (possibly because the conductor was drunk on the podium) that threw him into a bout of depression. He went through a huge psycological collapse, disgarded the new symphony he was working on, and gave up on composing. Eventually, he was persuaded to try again with the second, which was a huge success, and got back into the swing of things.