First obvious formal thing: the clear relationship between first and third movements. Both have a primary theme in a fast 6/8, with similar piano accompaniment at opening (repeated chord patterns with prominent parallel fourths). Both themes open with the same melodic figure (both in terms of intervals and rhythm). The melodies differ in their particulars but have a similar overall shape. And the text are clearly related, with the first having the male wondering what his beloved's up to in the garden, and the third having the female asking the wind to blow the spice fragrance to the man that he'll be inclined to come to the garden and eat his pleasant fruit.
What husband doesn't enjoy him some pleasant fruit?
The harmonic sequence at the end of the first section of the first movement is the same as the final of the piece.
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