Claim: Le Plus doux chemin was originally composed for Masques et bergamasques but was later changed by Fauré for the amateur singer Emilie Girette and her husband Édouard Risler.
Evidence: "Le Plus doux chemin" ("The Sweetest Path"), Op. 87, No. Originally for voice and piano, it was later orchestrated by Fauré as part of his incidental music for Masques et bergamasques (1919). It was composed in 1904 for the amateur singer Emilie Girette after her marriage to the pianist Édouard Risler.