Potential DipAbrsm Programme

[mintaddiction]

I passed my Grade 8 Abrsm exam a few months ago and recently my teacher has suggested that I try the DipAbrsm. I've drawn up a potential programme of pieces that a) I can manage b) hopefully vary in style and period. If anyone can give me any suggestions, they would be more than welcome as obviously nothing is set in stone yet!

At the moment, I am considering;
Mozart - Sonata in C, K.309
Brahms - Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79, no.2
Rachmaninov - Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32 no. 12
Copland - Scherzo Humoristique 'The Cat and Mouse'

Some concerns I have;
People have warned me about doing Mozart at DipABRSM level - apparantly it has great potential to go horribly wrong?
The lack of a 'Baroque' piece, i.e, no Bach. I don't know how much of a problem this may cause...

[symphonicdance]

I'm neither a teacher nor a professional, but please allow me to share my humble, silly thoughts.

I don't think your programme is not balanced enough, although it's quite common for candidates to play a Bach / Scarlatti piece in this part of the world for their ABRSM / Trinity diploma exam.

All famous pieces by famous composers are danger enough, because the examiners would have heard so many times.  However, I think Mozart is particularly challenging for exam, not technically but musically, because the candidate really needs to play Mozart "Mozart"!  You must be apt and confident enough to show the Mozart style, tone, touching, etc.  And, of course, avoid making mistakes...

I got my ATCL and LTCL (Trinity) diplomas, for which I played Mozart in both.  Not easy to get high marks... well, perhaps I didn't play well, and Mozart isn't my cup of tea